Multiple effects of probiotics on different types of diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized, placebo-controlled trials

Wang, Xia; Juan, Qi-Fang; He, Yu-Wei; Zhuang, Li; Fang, Yuan-Yuan; Wang, Yong-Hong

doi:10.1515/jpem-2016-0230

Multiple effects of probiotics on different types of diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized, placebo-controlled trials

Background: A systematic review and meta-analysis was designed to evaluate the effect of probiotics on diabetes and its associated risk factors. Methods: We systematically searched the Cochrane Library, PubMed, EMBASE and Web of Science to June 2016. We also hand-searched the citation lists of in…