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Are Millets More Effective in Managing Hyperlipidaemia and Obesity than Major Cereal Staples? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/11/6659
https://doi.org/10.3390/su14116659
 
Title Are Millets More Effective in Managing Hyperlipidaemia
and Obesity than Major Cereal Staples? A Systematic Review
and Meta-Analysis
 
Creator Anitha, S
Tsusaka, T W
Botha, R
Kane-Potaka, J
Givens, D I
Rajendran, A
Bhandari, R K
 
Subject Millets
Food and Nutrition
 
Description Millets are important staples across developing countries in Asia and Africa. A previous systematic review and meta-analysis showed that eating millets significantly controlled hyperlipidaemia and obesity by focusing on a comparison of pre- and post-intervention measurements. This study further provides meta-analysis of the effects of the consumption of millets on hyperlipidaemia and obesity by analysing millets against other staple grains using the difference-in-differences method, where the effects were computed on the Standardised Mean Difference scale. Thus, only studies
that included a control group as well as the baseline were included. The results from twelve eligible studies on blood lipid profile show significant (p < 0.05) favourable effects of consuming millets compared to other staples (rice, wheat, and quinoa). Specifically, the effects on total cholesterol,
triacylglycerol, and very low-density lipoprotein holesterol levels were -0.44, -0.29, and -0.41, respectively (p < 0.05), while the effect on the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level was +0.59 (p < 0.05). In addition, the effects on low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and the body mass index were -0.60 and -0.29, respectively, with p = 0.06 each. While this study strengthens the evidence that the consumption of millets contributes to reducing the risks of hyperlipidaemia, and therefore cardiovascular diseases, more detailed and rigorous studies are recommended.
 
Publisher MDPI
 
Date 2022-05-29
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/12382/1/Sustainability_14_1-10_2022.pdf
Anitha, S and Tsusaka, T W and Botha, R and Kane-Potaka, J and Givens, D I and Rajendran, A and Bhandari, R K (2022) Are Millets More Effective in Managing Hyperlipidaemia and Obesity than Major Cereal Staples? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Sustainability (TSI), 14. pp. 1-10. ISSN 2071-1050