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Effect of Aromatic Herbs and Spices Present in the Mediterranean Diet on the Glycemic Profile in Type 2 Diabetes Subjects: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- The effects of cinnamon on patients with metabolic diseases: an umbrella review of meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- The efficacy of resveratrol supplementation on inflammation and oxidative stress in type-2 diabetes mellitus patients: randomized double-blind placebo meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Pooled it
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- Ginger supplementation and metabolic health: an umbrella review of meta-analyses of randomized trials.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2026Review
- Beneficial Effects of Olive Oil and the Mediterranean Diet on Alzheimer's Disease and Vascular Dementia: A Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Review
- The Use of Spice Herbs May Reduce Chronic Inflammation and Improve the Quality of Life of Women with Metabolic Syndrome-A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Primary Metabolites in ThreeLife (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Probiotic and Bioactive Compounds in Foods: From Antioxidant Properties to Gut Microbiota Modulation.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Mediterranean diet impact on plasma proteins: biomarker networks linking nutrition to the modulation of inflammation and oxidative stress.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Navigating the Effects of Anti-Atherosclerotic Supplements and Acknowledging Associated Bleeding Risks.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Development of an Indian-adapted anti-inflammatory Mediterranean diet for coronary artery disease patients.BMC nutrition · 2025Article
- Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the chrono-med diet score (CMDS) for adult participants.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
- Novel Insights into the Mechanism and Treatment of Diabetes-Related Brain Complications: Focusing on the Blood-Brain Barrier Impairment.Aging and disease · 2025Review
- Pandemic Recipes-Nutritional Values of Recipes in Legacy Media.Nutrients · 2025Article
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- Dietary Phytochemicals in Health and Disease: Mechanisms, Clinical Evidence, and Applications-A Comprehensive Review.Food science & nutrition · 2025Review
- The Associations of Dietary Polyamines with Incident Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Large Prospective Cohort Study.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Health-Related Messages About Herbs, Spices, and Other Botanicals Appearing in Print Issues and Websites of Legacy Media: Content Analysis and Evaluation.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- Nutritional Barriers to the Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in Non-Mediterranean Populations.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe Mediterranean Diet (MedDiet) is the dietary pattern par excellence for managing and preventing metabolic diseases, such as Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM). The MedDiet incorporates spices and aromatic herbs, which are abundant sources of bioactive compounds. The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of all aromatic herbs and spices included in the MedDiet, such as black cumin, clove, parsley, saffron, thyme, ginger, black pepper, rosemary, turmeric, basil, oregano, and cinnamon, on the glycemic profile in T2DM subjects.
methodsPubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus databases were searched for interventional studies investigating the effect of these aromatic herbs and spices on the glycemic profile in T2DM subjects.
resultsThis systematic review retrieved 6958 studies, of which 77 were included in the qualitative synthesis and 45 were included in the meta-analysis. Our results showed that cinnamon, turmeric, ginger, black cumin, and saffron significantly improved the fasting glucose levels in T2DM subjects. The most significant decreases in fasting glucose were achieved after supplementation with black cumin, followed by cinnamon and ginger, which achieved a decrease of between 27 and 17 mg/dL.
conclusionsOnly ginger and black cumin reported a significant improvement in glycated hemoglobin, and only cinnamon and ginger showed a significant decrease in insulin.
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