Trial reportNutrients2020
Effects of Daily Low-Dose Date Consumption on Glycemic Control, Lipid Profile, and Quality of Life in Adults with Pre- and Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Trial report in Nutrients, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 43 citations in OpenAlex.
- Is oral consumption of dates (Phoenix dactylifera L. fruit) in the peripartum period effective and safe integrative care to facilitate childbirth and improve perinatal outcomes: a comprehensive revised systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Pooled it
- Dates, Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, Dietary Fiber, and Probiotics as Potential Complementary Modulators of Gut Microbiota and Oxidative Stress: An Integrative Review.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Total Dietary Polyphenols and Their Components Intake Associated With Quality of Life Among Women With Obesity and Overweight: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Exploring the Functional Potential of Date (Food science & nutrition · 2026Article
- Valorization of Date Palm (Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Role of Functional Foods and Nutraceutical Compounds in Alleviating Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Narrative Review.Cureus · 2026Review
- Nutraceuticals ofDrug design, development and therapy · 2026Review
- Nutritional characterization and postprandial glycemic response of low-calorie date snacks incorporating psyllium and oat fibers in healthy and type 2 diabetes.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Nature's Cardioprotective Sweetness: A Review of Dates as Functional Food in Hypertension.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Therapeutic Power of Date Fruit (Food science & nutrition · 2025Review
- A promising approach to diabetic osteoporosis: oxymatrine's effects on gut microbiota and osteoblasts.Nutrition & diabetes · 2025Article
- Dates fruit effects on dyslipidemia among patients with Type-2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2025Review
- From traditional fruit to modern functional food: chemical constituents, bioactive compounds, and therapeutic applications of Sukkari date palm (Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Review
- Clinical and computational exploration of red date fruit vinegar: synergistic effects on cardiovascular and type 2 diabetes pathways.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Effect of dates on blood glucose and lipid profile among patients with type 2 diabetes.World journal of diabetes · 2024Article
- Review
- Dried Fruits: Bioactives, Effects on Gut Microbiota, and Possible Health Benefits-An Update.Nutrients · 2023Review
- The Hepatoprotective Effect of Two Date Palm Fruit Cultivars' Extracts: Green Optimization of the Extraction Process.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The association between glycemic index and glycemic load and quality of life among overweight and obese women: a cross-sectional study.BMC nutrition · 2023Article
- Nutritional Content of Non-Dairy Frozen Desserts.Nutrients · 2022Article
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11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Dates have a low glycemic index and are a source of antioxidants but, nevertheless, contain more than 70% sugar. This study aims to assess the effects of date consumption (three dates daily) on glycemic profile (HbA1c), body mass index (BMI), quality of life, and lipid profile, including total cholesterol, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein (HDL), and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in terms of safety for type 2 diabetic mellitus (T2DM) subjects. A randomized controlled trial was conducted with a sample of 100 T2DM subjects (39 male and 61 female) randomly assigned in two groups. The first group received three dates daily for 16 weeks, and the control group avoided date consumption. After a 16-week follow-up period, the study results showed an improvement of lipid profile with a statistically significant decrease in total cholesterol of ∆ = -0.209 mmol/L (confidence interval (CI) 95% -0.358, -0.059;
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