Fenugreek and heart
What 2 graded rows on fenugreek agree on for heart, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.
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Fenugreek and heart
2 rows · 933 peopleSplit. 1 row found an improvement and 1 had mixed results.
- CGrade C× 2
- Rows
- 2
- Trials
- 2
- At least: a review without a trial count
- People
- 933
- Pooled reviews may count some twice
What the rows share
From the rowsThe best-graded row, grade C, is a meta-analysis of 560 people (2020) and found an improvement.
The rows run from 373 to 560 people, published from 2020 to 2023: 2 pooled reviews and 0 single studies.
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1 improved · 1 mixed- CGrade CBlood lipids (total and LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL) · Improved
Meta-analysis · n 560 · 2020 · Adults in 12 RCTs (14 arms)
Not stated in the abstract · Not stated in the abstract
Total cholesterol fell by about 9.4 mg/dL, triglycerides by 13.8 mg/dL and LDL by 6.6 mg/dL, and HDL rose by 3.5 mg/dL versus control. Body weight and BMI did not change.
- CGrade CBlood pressure · Mixed
Meta-analysis · n 373 · 2023 · Participants in 6 RCTs
Varied; 15 g/day or more in the subgroup with significant effects · 12 weeks or less in the subgroup with significant effects
Systolic pressure fell by about 3.46 mmHg; diastolic pressure did not change significantly overall. Both fell in the subgroup given 15 g/day or more for 12 weeks or less.