Condition
Glucose Metabolism
Glucose metabolism is the way your body turns the sugar in food into energy, with the hormone insulin helping cells pull glucose out of the blood. Manganese has limited evidence, as insulin sensitivity went up in small research covering 200 people. Banana flower has very limited evidence: fasting glucose stayed the same in one human trial, though HbA1c fell in another. Banana flower's animal results looked more promising than its human ones.
- Updated
- How we grade
- 20 studies cited
- Supplements studied
- 2
- Graded outcomes
- 3
Evidence by supplement
- Strong
- Moderate
- Limited
- Very limited
| Grade | Outcome | Effect | Size | Studies | People | Studies list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insulin Sensitivity Small Increase | Improves (the measure goes up) | Small effect | 200 people | |||
| Fasting Blood Glucose Small Decrease | Improves (the measure goes down) | Small effect | 180 people |
| Grade | Outcome | Effect | Size | Studies | People | Studies list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Glucose Parameters No significant changes in fasting glucose in one human RCT despite positive animal data; another RCT showed HbA1c reduction | NoneNo effect | 50 people |
Key findings
- Insulin SensitivityImproves (the measure goes up)
- Fasting Blood GlucoseImproves (the measure goes down)
- Blood Glucose Parameters
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Studies cited
20 studies from PubMed
- Effects of banana blossom supplementation on metabolic parameters in prediabetic adults: a double-blind randomized clinical trial
- Antidiabetic Potential of Bananas (Musa spp.): A Systematic Review of Bioactive Compounds and Antihyperglycemic Activities
- Correction of glycemic and oxidative stress sensors in streptozotocin induced diabetic rat model: Impact of dose dependent study of n-butanol solvent fraction of hydro-methanol extract of banana flower
- Beneficial effects of green banana biomass consumption in patients with pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes: a randomised controlled trial
- Antidiabetic potential of Musa spp. inflorescence: a systematic review
- Manganese and Bone Health: A Systematic Review
- Manganese and Neurotoxicity: Evidence from Occupational and Environmental Studies
- Manganese and Antioxidant Defense: Mechanisms and Clinical Implications
- Manganese Homeostasis and Transport: Current Understanding
- Investigation of Antihyperglycaemic Activity of Banana (Musa sp. Var. Nanjangud rasa bale) Flower in Normal and Diabetic Rats
- Manganese: Essentiality and Toxicity - A Review
- Manganese Deficiency and Supplementation: A Review
- Manganese and Cognitive Function: Evidence from Human Studies
- Safe Upper Levels of Manganese Intake: A Review of Evidence
- Assessment of In Vivo Antidiabetic Properties of Umbelliferone and Lupeol Constituents of Banana (Musa sp. var. Nanjangud Rasa Bale) Flower in Hyperglycaemic Rodent Model
- The Role of Manganese in Human Metabolism: A Review
- Dietary Manganese Intake and Health: A Comprehensive Review
- Beneficial effects of banana (Musa sp. var. elakki bale) flower and pseudostem on hyperglycemia and advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats
- Stimulation of glucose uptake by Musa sp. (cv. elakki bale) flower and pseudostem extracts in Ehrlich ascites tumor cells
- Antihyperglycaemic activity of Musa sapientum flowers: effect on lipid peroxidation in alloxan diabetic rats