dragon fruit and Improved Fasting Plasma Glucose

• Effect of dragon fruit on glycemic control in prediabetes and type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

  • 2017-09-08
  • Meta-Analysis
  • PloS one 12(9)
  • • Nalinee Poolsup
    • Naeti Suksomboon
    • Naw Juna Paw

  • PubMed: 28886195
  • DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184577

  2 Insights on

  • Improved Fasting Plasma Glucose

  • High evidence
  • Clinical

  Meta-analysis in type 2 diabetes showed no effect of dragon fruit on FPG (MD -26.5 mg/dL, 95% CI: -72.6 mg/dL to 19.6 mg/dL).

  Effect

  Neutral

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  No