Trehalose and blood sugar
What 2 graded rows on trehalose agree on for blood sugar, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.
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What the rows agree on
Each block and row is one graded row from the Trehalose page, with its PubMed record.
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Trehalose and blood sugar
2 rows · 84 peopleInconsistent: both rows reported mixed results.
- DGrade D× 2
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- People
- 84
What the rows share
From the rowsThe best-graded row, grade D, is a randomized trial of 50 people (2020) and reported mixed results.
Each row reported mixed results on its own, so there is no side to compare. The rows enrolled 34 to 50 people and were published from 2016 to 2020.
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2 mixed- DGrade DGlucose tolerance in healthy adults · Mixed
RCT · n 50 · 2020 · Healthy Japanese adults
3.3 g/day · 78 days (12 weeks)
No between-group differences in body composition or blood tests. In a subgroup with higher post-meal glucose, 2-hour OGTT glucose was lower with trehalose than sucrose.
- DGrade DGlucose tolerance and waist size in adults with BMI 23 or more · Mixed
RCT · n 34 · 2016 · Japanese adults with BMI ≥23
10 g/day with meals · 12 weeks
2-hour OGTT glucose fell versus baseline in the trehalose group; weight, waist and systolic blood pressure differed from sucrose only in a subgroup with higher truncal fat.