Effect of ginger (Zingiber officinale) on blood glucose and lipid concentrations in diabetic and hyperlipidemic subjects: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Journal of Functional Foods

Volumn 29, Issue , 2017, Pages 127-134

  Jafarnejad, Sadegh ^a   Keshavarz, Seyed Ali ^a   Mahbubi, Sepideh ^b   Saremi, Sadaf ^c   Arab, Arman ^c   Abbasi, Soheil ^d   Djafarian, Kurosh ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d KERMANSHAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Ginger; Glycemic control; Hyperlipidemia; Lipid profile; Meta analysis; Zingiber officinale

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007207579     PISSN: 17564646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2016.12.006     Document Type: Review

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