SynthesisDiabetes care2009
Heterogeneous effects of fructose on blood lipids in individuals with type 2 diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis of experimental trials in humans.
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Effect of Fructose on Metabolic Control in Humans: A Series of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses to Provide Evidence-based Guidance for Nutrition Guidelines Development
Effect of Fructose-containing Sugar Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) on Body Weight: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Controlled Feeding Trials to Provide Evidence-based Guidance for Nutrition Guidelines Development
The Relation of Total and Individual Fructose-containing Sugars With Incident Cardiometabolic Diseases: A Series of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses of Prospective Observational Studies
Who cites it
49 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 172 citations in OpenAlex.
- The oral und systemic health risks of sugar consumption: an umbrella review.Clinical oral investigations · 2026Pooled it
- The Effect of Small Doses of Fructose and Its Epimers on Glycemic Control: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Feeding Trials.Nutrients · 2018Pooled it
- French Recommendations for Sugar Intake in Adults: A Novel Approach Chosen by ANSES.Nutrients · 2018Pooled it
- Efficacy of school-based interventions aimed at decreasing sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adolescents: a systematic review.Public health nutrition · 2017Pooled it
- Effect of Fructose on Established Lipid Targets: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Feeding Trials.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2015Pooled it
- Fructose, high-fructose corn syrup, sucrose, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease or indexes of liver health: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2014Pooled it
- Effect of fructose on markers of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD): a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled feeding trials.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2014Pooled it
- Total fructose intake and risk of hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohorts.Journal of the American College of Nutrition · 2014Pooled it
- 'Catalytic' doses of fructose may benefit glycaemic control without harming cardiometabolic risk factors: a small meta-analysis of randomised controlled feeding trials.The British journal of nutrition · 2012Pooled it
- Effect of fructose on glycemic control in diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled feeding trials.Diabetes care · 2012Pooled it
- The effects of fructose intake on serum uric acid vary among controlled dietary trials.The Journal of nutrition · 2012Pooled it
- A systematic review on the effect of sweeteners on glycemic response and clinically relevant outcomes.BMC medicine · 2011Pooled it
- Plasma lipidomic profiles after a low and high glycemic load dietary pattern in a randomized controlled crossover feeding study.Metabolomics : Official journal of the Metabolomic Society · 2020Trial
- The effect of small doses of fructose and allulose on postprandial glucose metabolism in type 2 diabetes: A double-blind, randomized, controlled, acute feeding, equivalence trial.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2018Trial
- Postprandial Glycaemic Responses of Dried Fruit-Containing Meals in Healthy Adults: Results from a Randomised Trial.Nutrients · 2018Trial
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- Fructose-containing sugars and metabolic risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Food & nutrition research · 2025Article
- Chinese Guidelines for Medical Nutrition Therapy for Patients with Diabetes (2022 Edition).Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition · 2024Article
- Relationships between sodium, fats and carbohydrates on blood pressure, cholesterol and HbA1c: an umbrella review of systematic reviews.BMJ nutrition, prevention & health · 2024Article
- Comprehensive Approach to Medical Nutrition Therapy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: From Diet to Bioactive Compounds.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveBecause of blood lipid concerns, diabetes associations discourage fructose at high intakes. To quantify the effect of fructose on blood lipids in diabetes, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of experimental clinical trials investigating the effect of isocaloric fructose exchange for carbohydrate on triglycerides, total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and HDL cholesterol in type 1 and 2 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND
methodsWe searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, and the Cochrane Library for relevant trials of > or =7 days. Data were pooled by the generic inverse variance method and expressed as standardized mean differences with 95% CI. Heterogeneity was assessed by chi(2) tests and quantified by I(2). Meta-regression models identified dose threshold and independent predictors of effects.
resultsSixteen trials (236 subjects) met the eligibility criteria. Isocaloric fructose exchange for carbohydrate raised triglycerides and lowered total cholesterol under specific conditions without affecting LDL cholesterol or HDL cholesterol. A triglyceride-raising effect without heterogeneity was seen only in type 2 diabetes when the reference carbohydrate was starch (mean difference 0.24 [95% CI 0.05-0.44]), dose was >60 g/day (0.18 [0.00-0.37]), or follow-up was < or =4 weeks (0.18 [0.00-0.35]). Piecewise meta-regression confirmed a dose threshold of 60 g/day (R(2) = 0.13)/10% energy (R(2) = 0.36). A total cholesterol-lowering effect without heterogeneity was seen only in type 2 diabetes under the following conditions: no randomization and poor study quality (-0.19 [-0.34 to -0.05]), dietary fat >30% energy (-0.33 [-0.52 to -0.15]), or crystalline fructose (-0.28 [-0.47 to -0.09]). Multivariate meta-regression analyses were largely in agreement.
conclusionsPooled analyses demonstrated conditional triglyceride-raising and total cholesterol-lowering effects of isocaloric fructose exchange for carbohydrate in type 2 diabetes. Recommendations and large-scale future trials need to address the heterogeneity in the data.
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