Yacon and blood sugar

What 3 graded rows on yacon agree on for blood sugar, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.

Consensus finder Rows from the Yacon page, reviewed Oct 21, 2026 How it decides

What the rows agree on

Each block and row is one graded row from the Yacon page, with its PubMed record.

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3 rows · 351 people

Split. 1 row found an improvement, 1 found no difference and 1 had mixed results.

No difference or mixed

Improved

Each block is one evidence row, sized by how many people it enrolled, with its grade inside. Outlined: mixed results.

From the rows

Trial sizeStudy designWho was studiedWhen publishedGrade

The best-graded row, grade C, is a meta-analysis of 239 people (2025) and found no difference.

The row that found no difference was larger: 239 people, against 40 people for the row that found an improvement.

The row that found no difference is a pooled review of several trials; the row that found an improvement is a single study.

Only the row that found an improvement names women in its population.

The row that found no difference is newer (2025) than the row that found an improvement (2019).

The best grade is C among the row that found no difference, and D among the row that found an improvement.

1 row with mixed results is left out of this comparison.

1 improved · 1 no difference · 1 mixed

Grade DBlood glucose and insulin after breakfast · Improved
Crossover RCT · n 40 · 2019 · Women of normal weight or grade I obesity (Brazil)
40 g with breakfast (14 g FOS) · Single meals
Glucose was lower at 30 minutes and insulin at 15, 30 and 45 minutes versus placebo; triglycerides did not differ.
Row on the Yacon page · PubMed 31732062 (opens PubMed)
Grade CFasting glucose, insulin and cholesterol · No difference
Meta-analysis, 7 studies · n 239 · 2025 · Adults in 7 randomised trials
Varied · Varied
No significant effect on fasting glucose, insulin, HOMA-IR, total, LDL or HDL cholesterol, or triglycerides; subgroups using it for more than 8 weeks showed lower fasting glucose and LDL.
Row on the Yacon page · PubMed 41152200 (opens PubMed)
Grade DSerum glucose, lipids and bowel transit in older adults · Mixed
RCT · n 72 · 2014 · Older adults, mean age 67 (Brazil)
7.4 g FOS per day · 9 weeks
Serum glucose fell (p = 0.013) but lipids did not change; no bloating, flatulence or discomfort.
Row on the Yacon page · PubMed 24398786 (opens PubMed)