Effects of cereal beta-glucan consumption on body weight, body mass index, waist circumference and total energy intake: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Jamal Rahmani; Ali Miri; Raminta Černevičiūtė; Jacqueline Thompson; Nurun Nisa de Souza; Rehena Sultana; Hamed Kord Varkaneh; Seyed Mohammad Mousavi; Azita Hekmatdoost

doi:10.1016/J.CTIM.2019.01.018

Effects of cereal beta-glucan consumption on body weight, body mass index, waist circumference and total energy intake: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Jamal Rahmani, Ali Miri, Raminta Černevičiūtė, Jacqueline Thompson, Nurun Nisa de Souza, Rehena Sultana, Hamed Kord Varkaneh, Seyed Mohammad Mousavi, Azita Hekmatdoost^*

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Background & objective(s): Obesity is a worldwide epidemic and a common medical condition associated with a variety of chronic diseases. Cereal beta-glucans are soluble fibers with potential health benefits. A number of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have investigated the effect of cereal beta-glucan consumption on weight, but these results have not been summarized in a meta-analysis. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of cereal beta-glucan consumption on body weight, body mass index, waist circumference and a total energy intake.

Methods: Studies were identified using MEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus and Cochrane databases. Screening of relevant articles and references was carried out until December 2018. There were no language restrictions. This systematic review and meta-analysis was performed using the Preferred Items for Reporting of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.

Results: Twenty eligible studies were identified and analyzed. Our study found a significant reduction in body weight and body mass index (BMI) following beta-glucan consumption (weighted mean difference [WMD]: −0.77 kg, 95% CI: −1.49, −0.04) and (WMD: −0.62 kg/cm² , 95% CI: −1.04, −0.21), respectively. There was no significant effect on waist circumference and energy intake. A subgroup analysis showed that a beta-glucan dose of ≥ 4 g/day lead to an increase in energy intake.

Conclusion: The findings of this study indicates that cereal beta-glucan consumption seems to decrease body weight and BMI, but has no effect on waist circumference and energy intake.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	131-139
Number of pages	9
Journal	Complementary Therapies in Medicine
Volume	43
Early online date	24 Jan 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CTIM.2019.01.018
Publication status	Published - Apr 2019

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Funding Information:
The authors sincerely thank Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences for all moral and material supports. This study was supported by grants from the Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (SBMU), Tehran, Iran (Grant’s ID: 1396/50183 )

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© 2019 Elsevier Ltd

Keywords

Beta-glucan
BMI
Energy intake
Waist circumference
Weight

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Complementary and Manual Therapy
Complementary and alternative medicine
Advanced and Specialised Nursing

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Rahmani, J., Miri, A., Černevičiūtė, R., Thompson, J., de Souza, N. N., Sultana, R., Kord Varkaneh, H., Mousavi, S. M., & Hekmatdoost, A. (2019). Effects of cereal beta-glucan consumption on body weight, body mass index, waist circumference and total energy intake: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 43, 131-139. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CTIM.2019.01.018

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