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ReviewFood science & nutrition2019

Allium vegetable consumption and health: An umbrella review of meta-analyses of multiple health outcomes.

Qianyi Wan, Ni Li, Liang Du, Rui Zhao, Mengshi Yi, Qiushi Xu, Yong Zhou

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Review in Food science & nutrition, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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13citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
8.1field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Medicinal Plants.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Qianyi WanDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, West China Hospital Sichuan University Chengdu China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5491-150X
Ni LiDepartment of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital Sichuan University Chengdu China.
Liang DuChinese Evidence-Based Medicine/Cochrane Center Chengdu China.
Rui ZhaoDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, West China Hospital Sichuan University Chengdu China.
Mengshi YiDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, West China Hospital Sichuan University Chengdu China.
Qiushi XuWest China School of Medicine Sichuan University Chengdu China.
Yong ZhouDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, West China Hospital Sichuan University Chengdu China.
Sichuan University · CNCochrane · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Previously, our meta-analysis and other studies have suggested that allium vegetable consumption is beneficial for health, but no umbrella review has been conducted to assess the evidence of the various health benefits of allium vegetable consumption. Therefore, we conducted this umbrella review on this topic. This umbrella review included a total of 16 meta-analyses with 50 unique outcomes. The most beneficial cancer-related outcome was shown for gastric cancer (risk ratio 0.78; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.67-0.91). In addition, only 8 weeks of garlic consumption significantly decreased serum total cholesterol (weighted mean differences -17.20 mg/dl; 95% CI -23.10 to -11.30), and patients with dyslipidemia who consumed garlic experienced more benefits than the whole population. Diabetic patients with longer durations of garlic intake experienced more benefits in terms of fasting blood glucose (FBG), HbA1c, and serum fructosamine than healthy participants, and garlic intake was associated with blood pressure reduction in hypertensive patients but not in normotensive participants. Limited side effects of garlic, such as garlic odor and gastrointestinal complaints, were reported among the included meta-analyses. Our results suggested that allium vegetables might be beneficial for cancer prevention. In particular, garlic was comparatively safe and is recommended as a long-term dietary component for patients with dyslipidemia, diabetes, and hypertension.

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allium vegetablesgarlichealth‐related outcomesonionumbrella review

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PMID31428334
PMCPMC6694434
OpenAlexW2956651309

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