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High-fiber diet improves diabetes management and mood.

Last updated August 24, 2026

Key finding

HbA1c levels decreased significantly in the treatment group.

High-fiber diet intervention in adults with type 2 diabetes.

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EvidenceScore™

Moderate

Study type

RCTs

Follow-up

Short-Term (≤3 mo)

Risk of bias

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Study focus

High-fiber diet intervention in adults with type 2 diabetes.

Clinical relevance

This study evaluated High-fiber diet intervention in adults with type 2 diabetes.

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Limitations were not clearly described in the extracted text.

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Journal Reference

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Lihua C, Bo L, Lixia R, et al. The high-fiber diet improves glucose homeostasis and emotional mood in patients with type 2 diabetes. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 2023;13:1069954. doi:10.3389/fcimb.2023.1069954

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Evidence Context

This study contributes evidence to High-fiber diet and C-peptide, Fasting blood sugar (FBS), Fasting insulin levels, and 10 more.

Primary intervention

High-fiber diet

Primary outcomes

  • C-peptide
  • Fasting blood sugar (FBS)
  • Fasting insulin levels

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Evidence pairs
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Relationships
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Evidence topics
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Moderate contributionModerate confidenceNetwork score: 68

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Related topics

13

Evidence pairs

898

Related studies

High relevance in at least one topic

Why it is useful

  • Contributes to 13 evidence relationships
  • Includes primary outcome data
  • Linked to 3 direct semantic evidence topics

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Contributes evidence

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Primary evidence

Evidence topic

Inflammatory and Vascular Markers

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Related evidence

Evidence topic

Glycemic Control

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Core evidence

Study findings

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C-peptide

High-fiber diet → C-peptide

High-fiber diet → C-peptide

Evidence Intelligence™
EvidenceScore™
Emerging
Score 59 · Based on 1 study
ImpactScore™
100
Very Positive
ConsistencyScore™
unclear
Not enough independent studies
Supporting studies: Based on 1 study
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Fasting blood sugar (FBS)

High-fiber diet → Fasting blood sugar (FBS)

High-fiber diet → Fasting blood sugar (FBS)

Evidence Intelligence™
EvidenceScore™
Emerging
Score 59 · Based on 1 study
ImpactScore™
100
Very Positive
ConsistencyScore™
unclear
Not enough independent studies
Supporting studies: Based on 1 study
Add to Evidence Tracker

Fasting insulin levels

High-fiber diet → Fasting insulin levels

High-fiber diet → Fasting insulin levels

Evidence Intelligence™
EvidenceScore™
Emerging
Score 59 · Based on 1 study
ImpactScore™
25
Negative
ConsistencyScore™
unclear
Not enough independent studies
Supporting studies: Based on 1 study
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HbA1c

High-fiber diet → HbA1c

High-fiber diet → HbA1c

Evidence Intelligence™
EvidenceScore™
Moderate
Score 69 · Based on 2 studies
ImpactScore™
100
Very Positive
ConsistencyScore™
100
consistent
Supporting studies: Based on 2 studies
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HDL cholesterol

High-fiber diet → HDL cholesterol

High-fiber diet → HDL cholesterol

Evidence Intelligence™
EvidenceScore™
Emerging
Score 59 · Based on 1 study
ImpactScore™
100
Very Positive
ConsistencyScore™
unclear
Not enough independent studies
Supporting studies: Based on 1 study
Add to Evidence Tracker

Inflammatory markers

High-fiber diet → Inflammatory markers

High-fiber diet → Inflammatory markers

Evidence Intelligence™
EvidenceScore™
Emerging
Score 59 · Based on 1 study
ImpactScore™
100
Very Positive
ConsistencyScore™
unclear
Not enough independent studies
Supporting studies: Based on 1 study
Add to Evidence Tracker

Interleukin-6 (IL-6)

High-fiber diet → Interleukin-6 (IL-6)

High-fiber diet → Interleukin-6 (IL-6)

Evidence Intelligence™
EvidenceScore™
Emerging
Score 59 · Based on 1 study
ImpactScore™
100
Very Positive
ConsistencyScore™
unclear
Not enough independent studies
Supporting studies: Based on 1 study
Add to Evidence Tracker

Serum MCP-1

High-fiber diet → Serum MCP-1

High-fiber diet → Serum MCP-1

Evidence Intelligence™
EvidenceScore™
Emerging
Score 59 · Based on 1 study
ImpactScore™
100
Very Positive
ConsistencyScore™
unclear
Not enough independent studies
Supporting studies: Based on 1 study
Add to Evidence Tracker

Total cholesterol

High-fiber diet → Total cholesterol

High-fiber diet → Total cholesterol

Evidence Intelligence™
EvidenceScore™
Emerging
Score 59 · Based on 1 study
ImpactScore™
100
Very Positive
ConsistencyScore™
unclear
Not enough independent studies
Supporting studies: Based on 1 study
Add to Evidence Tracker

Traditional Chinese medicine symptom score

High-fiber diet → Traditional Chinese medicine symptom score

High-fiber diet → Traditional Chinese medicine symptom score

Evidence Intelligence™
EvidenceScore™
Emerging
Score 59 · Based on 1 study
ImpactScore™
100
Very Positive
ConsistencyScore™
unclear
Not enough independent studies
Supporting studies: Based on 1 study
Add to Evidence Tracker

Triglycerides

High-fiber diet → Triglycerides

High-fiber diet → Triglycerides

Evidence Intelligence™
EvidenceScore™
Emerging
Score 59 · Based on 1 study
ImpactScore™
100
Very Positive
ConsistencyScore™
unclear
Not enough independent studies
Supporting studies: Based on 1 study
Add to Evidence Tracker

Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (TNF-α)

High-fiber diet → Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (TNF-α)

High-fiber diet → Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (TNF-α)

Evidence Intelligence™
EvidenceScore™
Emerging
Score 59 · Based on 1 study
ImpactScore™
100
Very Positive
ConsistencyScore™
unclear
Not enough independent studies
Supporting studies: Based on 1 study
Add to Evidence Tracker

Very-low-density lipoprotein cholesterol

High-fiber diet → Very-low-density lipoprotein cholesterol

High-fiber diet → Very-low-density lipoprotein cholesterol

Evidence Intelligence™
EvidenceScore™
Emerging
Score 59 · Based on 1 study
ImpactScore™
100
Very Positive
ConsistencyScore™
unclear
Not enough independent studies
Supporting studies: Based on 1 study
Add to Evidence Tracker

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Relationships organized using the Dediabetes Evidence Intelligence™ framework.

This study contributes to evidence on High-fiber diet and HbA1c, High-fiber diet and C-peptide.

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Does High-fiber diet improve HbA1c?

Moderate Evidence

High-fiber diet appears to improve HbA1c.

ConsistencyScore™: Results are consistent across studies.

Ranked evidence signals

  1. 1

    HbA1c

    EvidenceScore™ Moderate | EvidenceScore™ 69.0 | strong positive | ConsistencyScore™ Consistent | 1 study

Why this answer: This answer is based on a single supporting study.

Limitations

  • Only one supporting study is available.
  • Population details are unavailable.
1 supporting studyUpdated: Aug 2026

Does High-fiber diet improve c-peptide?

Emerging Evidence

High-fiber diet appears to improve C-peptide.

ConsistencyScore™: Consistency cannot yet be determined from the available evidence.

Ranked evidence signals

  1. 1

    C-peptide

    EvidenceScore™ Emerging | EvidenceScore™ 59.0 | strong positive | ConsistencyScore™ Unclear | 1 study

Why this answer: This answer is based on a single supporting study.

Limitations

  • Only one supporting study is available.
  • Consistency cannot yet be determined.
  • Population details are unavailable.
1 supporting studyUpdated: Aug 2026

Does High-fiber diet improve fasting blood sugar (fbs)?

Emerging Evidence

High-fiber diet appears to improve Fasting blood sugar (FBS).

ConsistencyScore™: Consistency cannot yet be determined from the available evidence.

Ranked evidence signals

  1. 1

    Fasting blood sugar (FBS)

    EvidenceScore™ Emerging | EvidenceScore™ 59.0 | strong positive | ConsistencyScore™ Unclear | 1 study

Why this answer: This answer is based on a single supporting study.

Limitations

  • Only one supporting study is available.
  • Consistency cannot yet be determined.
  • Population details are unavailable.
1 supporting studyUpdated: Aug 2026

Does High-fiber diet improve hdl cholesterol?

Emerging Evidence

High-fiber diet appears to improve HDL cholesterol.

ConsistencyScore™: Consistency cannot yet be determined from the available evidence.

Ranked evidence signals

  1. 1

    HDL cholesterol

    EvidenceScore™ Emerging | EvidenceScore™ 59.0 | strong positive | ConsistencyScore™ Unclear | 1 study

Why this answer: This answer is based on a single supporting study.

Limitations

  • Only one supporting study is available.
  • Consistency cannot yet be determined.
  • Population details are unavailable.
1 supporting studyUpdated: Aug 2026
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