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. 2023 Jun 3;14(5):1131–1144. doi: 10.1016/j.advnut.2023.06.001

TABLE 2.

Meta-analyses of studies on resistant starch

Type of RS Duration and dose Population Number of articles and participants Indicators
RS2, RS3, RS4 [104] 1–4 wk; 22–45 g/d Healthy adults 9/193 Fecal wet weight, butyrate concentration, fecal PH↑, defecation frequency↔
RS2, RS3 [105] 2–52 wk; 10–66 g/d Healthy adults and those with T2DM, dyslipidemia, obesity, hyperinsulinemia 14/820 TC, LDL-C↑, triglycerides, HDL-C↔
RS2 [106] 1–12 wk; 8–66 g/d Healthy individuals 20/670 FPG, body weight, HOMA-IR, TC, LDL-C, HDL-C↔, triacylglycerol↑
Overweight/obesity Body Weight↔
MetS FPG, body weight, HOMA-IR, TC, LDL-C, HDL-C, triacylglycerol↔
Prediabetes HbA1c↔
T2DM Body weight↑, FPG, HbA1c, HOMA-IR, TC, LDL-C, HDL-C, triacylglycerol↔,
RS [107] 3–52 wk MetS and related disorders 19/1014 FPG, insulin, HbA1c, TC, LDL-C, TNF-ɑ↑
HOMA-IR, triglycerides, HDL-C, CRP, IL-6↔
RS [108] 2–12 wk; 10–45 g/d Overweight or obese adults 13/428 FPG, insulin, HOMA-S%, HOMA-B%, LDL-C, HbA1c↑
RS [109] 4–52 wk; 8.16–40 g/d T2DM with obesity 14/515 Insulin↑, BMI, FPG, HOMA-S%, HOMA-B%↔
RS, inulin [110] 4 wk to 12 y; 12–30 g/d Colorectal neoplasia 20/ SCFA, butyrate↔
RS [111] 4–14 wk; 10–45 g/d Healthy and diseases 13/672 TNF-ɑ, IL-6↑, CRP↔
RS2 [112] 4–8.5 wk; 12–16 g/d ESRD under MHD 5/179 BUN, Scr, IL-6↑, UA, PCS, IS, hs-CRP, albumin, phosphorus↔
RS2 [113] 4–12 wk; 10–45 g/d Renal disease, diabetes, prediabetes, T2DM, obesity, and overweight 8/308 TNF-ɑ↑, CRP, IL-6↔
RS1, RS2 [114] Acute; 10–45 g Young healthy adults 4/264 Lower appetite↑
RS [115] 2–12 wk; 5–66 g/d Healthy individuals and those with overweight and diabetes 19/503 FPG, HOMA-IR↑, HbA1c, insulin, SI, AIR, DI, SG, HOMA-β ↔
RS2, RS3, RS4, resistant dextrin [116] 2–12 wk; 7–45 g/d MetS, T2DM, Prediabetes, overweight, ESRD, MHD, PCOS, and DN 16/739 TNF-ɑ, IL-6, TAC↑; CRP, MDA, SOD↔

Abbreviations: ↑: Positive effects; ↔: No significant effects; AIR, acute insulin response; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; CRP, C-reactive protein; DI, disposition index; ESRD, end-stage renal disease; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HOMA-IR, Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance; HOMA, homeostatic model assessment; hs-CRP, high sensitivity C-reactive protein; IL-6, interleukin-6; IS, indoxyl sulfate; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; MetS, metabolic syndrome; MDA, malondialdehyde; MHD, maintenance hemodialysis; PCS, p-cresyl sulfate; RS, resistant starch; SCFA, short-chain fatty acid; Scr, serum creatinine; SG, glucose effectiveness; SI, insulin sensitivity index; SOD, superoxide dismutase; TAC, total antioxidant capacity; TC, total cholesterol; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor-α; UA, uric acid.