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Evidence-Based Supplement Research

Evidence-Based Supplement Research

Oat Bran and Reduced Fasting Blood Glucose Levels

Doses used in studies

g/day: 30–40 (median 35, IQR 32.5–37.5) — 2 studies

Time to effect

Median: 8.4 weeks · IQR 6.2 weeks–10.6 weeks · Range 4 weeks–3 months — Reported in 2 of 2 studies

2 of 2 papers

Effects of oat bran and nutrition counseling on the lipid and glucose profile and anthropometric parameters of hypercholesterolemia patients
- 2016-01-01
- RCT · n = 132
- Nutricion hospitalaria 33(1)
- - Simone Raimondi de Souza
  - Gláucia Maria Moraes de Oliveira
  - Ronir Raggio Luiz
  - Glorimar Rosa
- PubMed: 27019267
- DOI: 10.20960/nh.40
11 Insights on
- Reduced Fasting Blood Glucose Levels
- High evidence
- Large Human Trial
- Clinical
Blood sugar ... were found to be significantly lower only in the OBG.
Effect
Beneficial
Effect size
Small
Significant
Yes
Dose
40 g/day
The effect of oat bran consumption on gestational diabetes: a randomized controlled clinical trial.
- 2021-04-13
- RCT · n = 112
- BMC endocrine disorders 21(1)
- - Zahra Barati
  - Mina Iravani
  - Majid Karandish
  - Mohammad Hosein Haghighizadeh
  - Sara Masihi
- PubMed: 33849494
- DOI: 10.1186/s12902-021-00731-8
2 Insights on
- Reduced Fasting Blood Glucose Levels
- High evidence
- Large Human Trial
- Clinical
2 and 4 weeks after the intervention, mean fasting blood glucose and two-hour postprandial (2hpp) glucose decreased significantly in the intervention group compared with the control group (P < 0.001).
Effect
Beneficial
Effect size
Large
Significant
Yes
Dose
30 g daily for 4 weeks at lunch and dinner