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

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

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Abstract

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.

Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	Global Research Program - Enabling Systems Transformation
CRP:	UNSPECIFIED
Uncontrolled Keywords:	lipid profile, millet consumption, nutrition, staple crop, hyperlipidaemia, obesity
Subjects:	Mandate crops > Millets Others > Food and Nutrition
Depositing User:	Mr Nagaraju T
Date Deposited:	19 Jan 2024 05:16
Last Modified:	19 Jan 2024 05:16
URI:	http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/12382
Official URL:	https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/11/6659
Projects:	UNSPECIFIED
Funders:	UNSPECIFIED
Acknowledgement:	The authors would like to acknowledge Yakima D. Vogtschmidt, Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6EU, UK, for verifying and reviewing the correctness of the methodology used in this paper. The authors also thank Ramesh Kotnana for obtaining articles.
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