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ArticleIranian journal of pharmaceutical research : IJPR2015

The effects of ginger on fasting blood sugar, hemoglobin a1c, apolipoprotein B, apolipoprotein a-I and malondialdehyde in type 2 diabetic patients.

Nafiseh Khandouzi, Farzad Shidfar, Asadollah Rajab, Tayebeh Rahideh, Payam Hosseini, Mohsen Mir Taheri

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Article in Iranian journal of pharmaceutical research : IJPR, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Nafiseh KhandouziDepartment of Nutrition and Biochemistry, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Farzad ShidfarDepartment of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Asadollah RajabIranian Diabetes Association, Tehran, Iran.
Tayebeh RahidehDepartment of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Payam HosseiniRazi Hospital-Psychiatry , Tehran, Iran.
Mohsen Mir TaheriRazi Hospital-Psychiatry , Tehran, Iran.
Iran University of Medical Sciences · IRIranian Orthopedic Association · IRTehran University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is the most common endocrine disorder, causes many complications such as micro- and macro-vascular diseases. Anti-diabetic, hypolipidemic and anti-oxidative properties of ginger have been noticed in several researches. The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of ginger on fasting blood sugar, Hemoglobin A1c, apolipoprotein B, apolipoprotein A-I, and malondialdehyde in type 2 diabetic patients. In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, clinical trial, a total of 41 type 2 diabetic patients randomly were assigned to ginger or placebo groups (22 in ginger group and 19 in control group), received 2 g/day of ginger powder supplement or lactose as placebo for 12 weeks. The serum concentrations of fasting blood sugar, Hemoglobin A1c, apolipoprotein B, apolipoprotein A-I and malondialdehyde were analyzed before and after the intervention. Ginger supplementation significantly reduced the levels of fasting blood sugar, hemoglobin A1c, apolipoprotein B, apolipoprotein B/apolipoprotein A-I and malondialdehyde in ginger group in comparison to baseline, as well as control group, while it increased the level of apolipoprotein A-I (p<0.05). It seems that oral administration of ginger powder supplement can improves fasting blood sugar, hemoglobin A1c, apolipoprotein B, apolipoprotein A-I, apolipoprotein B/apolipoprotein A-I and malondialdehyde in type 2 diabetic patients. So it may have a role in alleviating the risk of some chronic complications of diabetes.

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ApolipoproteinsDiabetes mellitusGingerGlycemic statusMalondialdehyde

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PMID25561919
PMCPMC4277626
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