ReviewPakistan journal of medical sciences2025
Dates fruit effects on dyslipidemia among patients with Type-2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials.
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- 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
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Abstract
Objectives: Dyslipidemias are major risk factors for cardiovascular disease, and other comorbidities. The focus on food and nutrition to prevent and treat cardiovascular risk factors including dyslipidemia is a paradigm shift. This is the first meta-analysis to assess the association of dates fruit and dyslipidemia in Type-2 diabetes. The study aimed to assess the same among patients with Type-2 diabetes. Methods: Six databases were searched for relevant articles from inception to March 2024. We included randomized trials, studies with other methods, and those conducted among healthy people were excluded. A structured checklist including the author's name, country, year of publication, study type, duration of the study, lipid profile at baseline and after-dates fruit consumption, age, and gender of participants, type of dates, and the amount consumed. Results: Out of the 448 studies retrieved, fourteen cohorts from four studies (298 participants with Type-2 diabetes) were included. Dates fruit reduced cholesterol, odd ratio, -0.87, 95% Conclusion: Dates fruit could reduce total cholesterol, with a non-significant reduction in low-density lipoproteins. No significant effect was evident regarding triglycerides and high-density lipoproteins. Further larger studies with a high selection of controls and dates are needed.
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