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ReviewWorld journal of diabetes2015

Gut microbiota and Ma-Pi 2 macrobiotic diet in the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

Francesco Fallucca, Lucia Fontana, Sara Fallucca, Mario Pianesi

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Review in World journal of diabetes, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Beyond Plants: The Ultra-Processing of Global Diets Is Harming the Health of People, Places, and Planet.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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  5. Diabetes and gut microbiota.World journal of diabetes · 2021
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  7. Characteristics of Gastric Microbiota in GK Rats with Spontaneous Diabetes: A Comparative Study.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Francesco FalluccaFrancesco Fallucca, "In Unam Sapientiam" Foundation, University La Sapienza, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Lucia FontanaFrancesco Fallucca, "In Unam Sapientiam" Foundation, University La Sapienza, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Sara FalluccaFrancesco Fallucca, "In Unam Sapientiam" Foundation, University La Sapienza, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Mario PianesiFrancesco Fallucca, "In Unam Sapientiam" Foundation, University La Sapienza, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Sapienza University of Rome · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the past 10 years the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has increased hugely worldwide, driven by a rise in the numbers of overweight and obese individuals. A number of diets have been shown to be effective for the management of T2DM: the Mediterranean diet, the vegetarian diet and the low-calorie diet. Results of studies clearly indicate, however, that the efficacy of these diets is not solely related to the biochemical structure of the individual nutrients they contain. This review discusses this point with reference to the potential role of the intestinal microbiota in diabetes. The macrobiotic Ma-Pi 2 diet is rich in carbohydrates, whole grains and vegetables, with no animal fat or protein or added sugar. In short- and medium-term trials conducted in patients with T2DM, the Ma-Pi 2 diet has been found to significantly improve indicators of metabolic control, including fasting blood glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin, the serum lipid profile, body mass index, body weight and blood pressure. The diet may also alter the gut microbiota composition, which could additionally affect glycemic control. As a result, the Ma-Pi 2 diet could be considered a valid additional short- to medium-term treatment for T2DM.

Indexed as

Gut microbiotaLow-grade inflammationMa-Pi 2 macrobiotic dietMetabolic controlType 2 diabetes

Identifiers

PMID25897351
PMCPMC4398897
OpenAlexW1976127619

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