flaxseed and Improved Insulin Sensitivity

• Systematic Review of the Effects of Plant-Based Foods on Metabolic Outcomes in Adults with MASLD and Comorbidities Such as Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, and Type 2 Diabetes.

  • 2025-09-22
  • Systematic Review
  • Nutrients 17(18)
  • • Joanna Michalina Jurek
    • Katarzyna Zablocka-Slowinska
    • Joanna Pieczynska
    • Helena Clavero Mestres
    • Teresa Auguet

  • PubMed: 41010543
  • DOI: 10.3390/nu17183020

  8 Insights on

  • Improved Insulin Sensitivity

  • High evidence
  • Rigorous Journal

  WGPs, GCE, flaxseed, rapeseed oil, spirulina, ginger, and garlic were beneficial for glycemic regulation

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes

• Role of Functional Foods and Nutraceutical Compounds in Alleviating Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Narrative Review.

  • 2026-04-05
  • Review
  • Cureus 18(4)
  • • Pooja Singnale
    • Debasis Sasmal
    • Surya Goud S Chukkala
    • Monica Chilumula
    • Raghavendra Pandurangi
    • Soibam Peter Singh
    • Mahesh Kumar Mummadi
    • Ramesh Gondru

  • PubMed: 42099351
  • DOI: 10.7759/cureus.106497

  5 Insights on

  • Improved Insulin Sensitivity

  • Low evidence

  Among nutraceuticals, inositols, omega‑3 fatty acids, curcumin, and N‑acetylcysteine show comparatively stronger clinical signals in PCOS, primarily for insulin sensitivity and selected endocrine or reproductive outcomes

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes

  Dose

  not stated