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Amla, also called Indian gooseberry, is a tart fruit used in Ayurvedic tradition and rich in vitamin C and polyphenols, which act as antioxidants in the body. People with type 2 diabetes have looked to it for blood sugar, and the evidence is limited: blood glucose improved, and so did HDL cholesterol, in research involving 32 people. That is a small group, so these findings say little about how well amla works broadly.
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- How we grade
- 1 study cited
- Best evidence
- Grade C
- Conditions studied
- 2
- Outcomes
- 10
- Graded outcomes
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Evidence by condition
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| Grade | Outcome | Effect | Size | Studies | People | Studies list |
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| Blood glucose Moderate improvement in blood glucose | Improves (the measure goes down) | Moderate effect | 32 people | |||
| High-density lipoprotein (HDL) Small improvement in HDL | Improves (the measure goes up) | Small effect | 32 people | |||
| Triglycerides | Changes; see studies | 1 study | 32 people | |||
Studies that measured triglycerides | ||||||
| Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) | Changes; see studies | 32 people | ||||
| Total cholesterol | Changes; see studies | 32 people | ||||
| Grade | Outcome | Effect | Size | Studies | People | Studies list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood glucose Moderate improvement in blood glucose | Improves (the measure goes down) | Moderate effect | 32 people | |||
| Triglycerides | Changes; see studies | 1 study | 32 people | |||
Studies that measured triglycerides | ||||||
| High-density lipoprotein (HDL) | Improves (the measure goes up) | 32 people | ||||
| Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) | Changes; see studies | 32 people | ||||
| Total cholesterol | Changes; see studies | 32 people | ||||
Key findings
- Blood glucoseImproves (the measure goes down)
- High-density lipoprotein (HDL)Improves (the measure goes up)
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Studies cited
1 study from PubMed