Diet in the management of type 2 diabetes: umbrella review of systematic reviews with meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials

Objective To systematically summarise and evaluate the existing evidence on the effect of diet on the management of type 2 diabetes and prevention of complications.Design Umbrella review of systematic reviews with meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials.Data sources PubMed, Embase, Epistemonik...

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Main Authors: Lukas Schwingshackl, Sabrina Schlesinger, Janett Barbaresko, Anna Stahl-Pehe, Edyta Szczerba, Tim Schiemann
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Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-10-01
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Online Access:https://bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/2/1/e000664.full
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Janett Barbaresko
Anna Stahl-Pehe
Edyta Szczerba
Tim Schiemann
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description Objective To systematically summarise and evaluate the existing evidence on the effect of diet on the management of type 2 diabetes and prevention of complications.Design Umbrella review of systematic reviews with meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials.Data sources PubMed, Embase, Epistemonikos, and Cochrane, from inception up to 5 June 2022.Eligibility criteria for selecting studies Systematic reviews with meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials reporting summary effect estimates on the effect of diet on any health outcome in populations with type 2 diabetes were included in the review. Only meta-analyses with randomised controlled trials with the duration of at least 12 weeks were eligible for inclusion. Summary data were extracted by two investigators independently. Summary effect estimates with 95% confidence intervals were recalculated with a random effects model if the information provided was insufficient. Methodological quality was assessed with the A MeaSurement Tool to Assess systematic Reviews (AMSTAR) 2 tool and the certainty of evidence with the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluations (GRADE) approach.Results 88 publications with 312 meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials were included. Methodological quality was high to moderate in 23% and low to very low in 77% of the included publications. A high certainty of evidence was found for the beneficial effects of liquid meal replacement on reducing body weight (mean difference −2.37 kg, 95% confidence interval −3.30 to −1.44; n=9 randomised controlled trials included in the meta-analysis) and body mass index (−0.87, −1.32 to −0.43; n=8 randomised controlled trials), and of a low carbohydrate diet (<26% of total energy) on levels of haemoglobin A1c (−0.47%, −0.60% to −0.34%; n=17 randomised controlled trials) and triglycerides (−0.30 mmol/L, −0.43 to −0.17; n=19 randomised controlled trials). A moderate certainty of evidence was found for the beneficial effects of liquid meal replacement, plant based, Mediterranean, high protein, low glycaemic index, and low carbohydrate diets (<26% total energy) on various cardiometabolic measures. The remaining results had low to very low certainty of evidence.Conclusions The evidence indicated that diet has a multifaceted role in the management of type 2 diabetes. An energy restricted diet can reduce body weight and improve cardiometabolic health. Beyond energy restriction, dietary approaches such as plant based, Mediterranean, low carbohydrate (<26% total energy), or high protein diets, and a higher intake of omega 3 fatty acids can be beneficial for cardiometabolic health in individuals with type 2 diabetes.Systematic review registration PROSPERO CRD42021252309.
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spelling doaj-art-d2bf1e346bd44053975a2f861a99ce972025-08-20T03:49:37ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Medicine2754-04132023-10-012110.1136/bmjmed-2023-000664Diet in the management of type 2 diabetes: umbrella review of systematic reviews with meta-analyses of randomised controlled trialsLukas Schwingshackl0Sabrina Schlesinger1Janett Barbaresko2Anna Stahl-Pehe3Edyta Szczerba4Tim Schiemann5Institute for Evidence in Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, GermanyInstitute for Biometrics and Epidemiology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at the Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf, GermanyInstitute for Biometrics and Epidemiology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Auf`m Hennekamp 65, 40225, Düsseldorf, GermanyInstitute for Biometrics and Epidemiology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Auf`m Hennekamp 65, 40225, Düsseldorf, GermanyInstitute for Biometrics and Epidemiology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Auf`m Hennekamp 65, 40225, Düsseldorf, GermanyInstitute for Biometrics and Epidemiology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Auf`m Hennekamp 65, 40225, Düsseldorf, GermanyObjective To systematically summarise and evaluate the existing evidence on the effect of diet on the management of type 2 diabetes and prevention of complications.Design Umbrella review of systematic reviews with meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials.Data sources PubMed, Embase, Epistemonikos, and Cochrane, from inception up to 5 June 2022.Eligibility criteria for selecting studies Systematic reviews with meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials reporting summary effect estimates on the effect of diet on any health outcome in populations with type 2 diabetes were included in the review. Only meta-analyses with randomised controlled trials with the duration of at least 12 weeks were eligible for inclusion. Summary data were extracted by two investigators independently. Summary effect estimates with 95% confidence intervals were recalculated with a random effects model if the information provided was insufficient. Methodological quality was assessed with the A MeaSurement Tool to Assess systematic Reviews (AMSTAR) 2 tool and the certainty of evidence with the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluations (GRADE) approach.Results 88 publications with 312 meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials were included. Methodological quality was high to moderate in 23% and low to very low in 77% of the included publications. A high certainty of evidence was found for the beneficial effects of liquid meal replacement on reducing body weight (mean difference −2.37 kg, 95% confidence interval −3.30 to −1.44; n=9 randomised controlled trials included in the meta-analysis) and body mass index (−0.87, −1.32 to −0.43; n=8 randomised controlled trials), and of a low carbohydrate diet (<26% of total energy) on levels of haemoglobin A1c (−0.47%, −0.60% to −0.34%; n=17 randomised controlled trials) and triglycerides (−0.30 mmol/L, −0.43 to −0.17; n=19 randomised controlled trials). A moderate certainty of evidence was found for the beneficial effects of liquid meal replacement, plant based, Mediterranean, high protein, low glycaemic index, and low carbohydrate diets (<26% total energy) on various cardiometabolic measures. The remaining results had low to very low certainty of evidence.Conclusions The evidence indicated that diet has a multifaceted role in the management of type 2 diabetes. An energy restricted diet can reduce body weight and improve cardiometabolic health. Beyond energy restriction, dietary approaches such as plant based, Mediterranean, low carbohydrate (<26% total energy), or high protein diets, and a higher intake of omega 3 fatty acids can be beneficial for cardiometabolic health in individuals with type 2 diabetes.Systematic review registration PROSPERO CRD42021252309.https://bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/2/1/e000664.full
spellingShingle Lukas Schwingshackl
Sabrina Schlesinger
Janett Barbaresko
Anna Stahl-Pehe
Edyta Szczerba
Tim Schiemann
Diet in the management of type 2 diabetes: umbrella review of systematic reviews with meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials
BMJ Medicine
title Diet in the management of type 2 diabetes: umbrella review of systematic reviews with meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials
title_full Diet in the management of type 2 diabetes: umbrella review of systematic reviews with meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials
title_fullStr Diet in the management of type 2 diabetes: umbrella review of systematic reviews with meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials
title_full_unstemmed Diet in the management of type 2 diabetes: umbrella review of systematic reviews with meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials
title_short Diet in the management of type 2 diabetes: umbrella review of systematic reviews with meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials
title_sort diet in the management of type 2 diabetes umbrella review of systematic reviews with meta analyses of randomised controlled trials
url https://bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/2/1/e000664.full
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