Turmeric and Increased High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol

• Effects of Curcuminoids Plus Piperine Co-Supplementation on Serum Lipid Profile in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of RCTs.

  • 2025-10-07
  • Meta-Analysis · n = 1,038
  • Lipids 61(1)
  • • Mehdi Karimi
    • Meysam Javadi
    • Maryam Sharifi
    • Kimia Kazemi
    • Sharareh Jahangiri
    • Niyousha Shirsalimi
    • Omid Asbaghi
    • Minoo Bassami

  • PubMed: 41057035
  • DOI: 10.1002/lipd.70004

  4 Insights on

  • Increased High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol

  • High evidence

  increased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) (WMD: 1.51 mg/mL, 95% CI: 0.29, 2.72, p = 0.015)

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes

• An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses of Randomized Controlled Trials Investigating the Effect of Curcumin Supplementation on Lipid Profiles.

  • 2025-08-01
  • Meta-Analysis
  • Nutrition reviews 83(8)
  • • Chanita Unhapipatpong
    • Narachai Julanon
    • Prapimporn Chattranukulchai Shantavasinkul
    • Nint Polruang
    • Pawin Numthavaj
    • Ammarin Thakkinstian

  • PubMed: 40044446
  • DOI: 10.1093/nutrit/nuaf012

  4 Insights on

  • Increased High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol

  • High evidence
  • Clinical

  Curcumin significantly reduced TC, LDL-c, and TG, ... and increased HDL-c by 2.4 mg/dL (95% CI: 1.22, 3.57; I2 = 94%)

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes