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BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
Volume 124, Issue 2, Pages 121-134Publisher
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114520000902
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Grape seed extract; Lipid profiles; Meta-analyses; Randomised controlled trials
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- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Data on the effect of grape seed extract (GSE) on lipid profiles are inconclusive. We undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled clinical trials on the effect of GSE on serum lipid profiles. The online databases of PubMed, ISI Web of Science, Scopus, ProQuest, Science Direct and Embase were searched for relevant publications until March 2019, using MeSH and non-MeSH keywords. Study selection, data extraction and quality assessment were completed independently by two investigators. Meta-regression and subgroup analyses were performed to identify the source of heterogeneity. Assessment of study quality was conducted using the Jadad scale. Eleven randomised clinical trials involving 536 participants were included in the present meta-analysis. Combining effect sizes from earlier studies, we found that GSE supplementation significantly decreased serum levels of LDL-cholesterol (-0 center dot 17 mmol/l; 95 % CI -0 center dot 34, -0 center dot 01) and TAG (-0 center dot 11 mmol/l; 95 % CI -0 center dot 18, -0 center dot 05). Although no overall significant effect of GSE supplementation on circulating total- and HDL-cholesterol levels was observed, there were significant reductions in these lipids in studies with <10 weeks of intervention and those that had administered the dosages of <300 mg/d of GSE. In conclusion, GSE supplementation seems to favourably affect serum levels of LDL and TAG concentrations, but it did not affect total- and HDL-cholesterol concentrations.
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