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Caloric restriction improves insulin sensitivity and reduces fasting insulin, but has a minor or non-significant impact on fasting glucose levels in balanced groups.

Caloric restriction lowers insulin levels, which improves insulin sensitivity. However, it may not significantly lower fasting blood glucose unless the study groups were balanced at baseline.

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All showed a reduction of fasting insulin after CR in comparison to controls... A reduction was seen in fasting glucose by −1.31 mg/dL... with an effect only for balanced group
Silvia Caristia et al. · Nutrients · 2020

Why this rating

Meta-analysis of 5 RCTs for insulin, 3 for glucose, with some heterogeneity.

Source

Is Caloric Restriction Associated with Better Healthy Aging Outcomes? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Silvia Caristia et al. · Nutrients · 2020

DOI 10.3390/nu12082290

Meta-analysis · 8 studiesCited 41×
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