Almond and Reduced Interleukin-6 Levels

• A systematic review and meta-analysis of almond effect on C-reactive protein and interleukin-6 in adults.

  • 2023-03
  • Meta-Analysis
  • Complementary therapies in medicine 72
  • • Mitra Hariri
    • Bahareh Amirkalali
    • Hamid Reza Baradaran
    • Ali Gholami

  • PubMed: 36535459
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2022.102911

  2 Insights on

  • Reduced Interleukin-6 Levels

  • High evidence

  Regarding IL-6, almond consumption significantly decreased serum IL-6 level (WMD = -0.1 pg/ml, 95 % CI: -0.15, -0.05; p < 0.001).

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes