Effect of carnosine supplementation on lipid profile, fasting blood glucose, HbA1C and insulin resistance: A systematic review and meta-analysis of long-term randomized controlled trials
Peng W, Mao P, Liu L, Chen K, Zhong Y, Xia W, Guo Q, Tan SC, Rahmani J, Kord Varkaneh H, He P
Published in Complementary Therapies in Medicine
Key Findings
Pooling four RCTs with 184 participants, carnosine did not significantly change HbA1c, fasting glucose or most lipid outcomes overall.
Conclusions
Long-term glycaemic and glycation-related benefits of carnosine remain unproven at meta-analytic level.
Limitations
Only four small trials pooled; heterogeneous doses and populations.
Supplements Studied
Four RCTs studies investigated Carnosine use versus any control for at least 2 weeks were identified and analyzed.
Outcomes Measured
Overall results from the random-effects model on included studies, with 184 participants, indicated that carnosine...
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