Garlic intake lowers fasting blood glucose: Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 575-582

  Hou, Li Qiong ^a   Liu, Yun Hui ^b   Zhang, Yi Yi ^b  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Garlic; Glucose; Meta analysis; Randomized controlled trial; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN;

ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DIET RESTRICTION; GARLIC; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIET; FASTING; GARLIC; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84983591860     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6133/apjcn.2015.24.4.15     Document Type: Article

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