Evidence Question

Does Calorie restriction lower HbA1c?

Related to: Dietary Patterns

Short answer

Calorie restriction appears to lower HbA1c.

How the evidence connects

Each connection shows the published evidence classification for that intervention and outcome relationship.

Intervention

Calorie restriction

Intervention

Strong
Very Positive
Consistent

5 studies · 5 RCTs

Outcome

HbA1c

Outcome

Why do we say this?

Multiple studies contribute evidence to this Question, and their findings generally point in the same direction.

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