Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

1,066 questions · 1,120 findings · 99 reviews

Sort:Best matchNewest Highest certainty Download CSV

No studies found 277 · 24.7%GRADE not reported 119 · 10.6%Very low 292 · 26.1%Low 274 · 24.5%Moderate 112 · 10%High 46 · 4.1%

Low glycaemic index (GI) or glycaemic load (GL) diets vs higher GI or GL diets

Adverse events (n/N) · Adults or children with overweight or obesity

1 finding from 1 review

Low glycaemic index or low glycaemic load diets for people with overweight or obesity 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 106 participants
Very low

Low glycaemic index (GI) or glycaemic load (GL) diets vs higher GI or GL diets

Health‐related quality of life Scale · Adults or children with overweight or obesity

1 finding from 1 review

Low glycaemic index or low glycaemic load diets for people with overweight or obesity 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 42 participants
Very low

Low glycaemic index (GI) or glycaemic load (GL) diets vs higher GI or GL diets

All‐cause mortality · Adults or children with overweight or obesity

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Low glycaemic index or low glycaemic load diets for people with overweight or obesity 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Low glycaemic index (GI) or glycaemic load (GL) diets vs any other diet

All‐cause mortality · Adults or children with overweight or obesity

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Low glycaemic index or low glycaemic load diets for people with overweight or obesity 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Low glycaemic index (GI) or glycaemic load (GL) diets vs any other diet

Weight (kg) · Adults or children with overweight or obesity

1 finding from 1 review

Low glycaemic index or low glycaemic load diets for people with overweight or obesity 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 723 participants
Moderate

Low glycaemic index (GI) or glycaemic load (GL) diets vs any other diet

Body‐mass index (BMI) · Adults or children with overweight or obesity

1 finding from 1 review

Low glycaemic index or low glycaemic load diets for people with overweight or obesity 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 650 participants
Moderate

Low glycaemic index (GI) or glycaemic load (GL) diets vs any other diet

Adverse events (n/N) · Adults or children with overweight or obesity

1 finding from 1 review

Low glycaemic index or low glycaemic load diets for people with overweight or obesity 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 682 participants
Low

Low glycaemic index (GI) or glycaemic load (GL) diets vs any other diet

Health‐related quality of life · Adults or children with overweight or obesity

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Low glycaemic index or low glycaemic load diets for people with overweight or obesity 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Summary of findings table ‐ Low‐carbohydrate weight‐reducing diets vs balanced‐carbohydrate weight‐reducing diets

Change in weight (kg) · overweight and obese participants without T2DM (weight‐reducing phase only)

2 findings from 1 review

Low‐carbohydrate versus balanced‐carbohydrate diets for reducing weight and cardiovascular risk 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
37 studies · 3286 participants
Moderate
Low‐carbohydrate versus balanced‐carbohydrate diets for reducing weight and cardiovascular risk 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
14 studies · 1805 participants
Moderate

Summary of findings table ‐ Low‐carbohydrate weight‐reducing diets vs balanced‐carbohydrate weight‐reducing diets

Weight loss of at least 5% at ≥ 12 months ‐ not measured · overweight and obese participants without T2DM (weight‐reducing phase followed by weight maintenance phase)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Low‐carbohydrate versus balanced‐carbohydrate diets for reducing weight and cardiovascular risk 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Summary of findings table ‐ Low‐carbohydrate weight‐reducing diets vs balanced‐carbohydrate weight‐reducing diets

Cardiovascular mortality ‐ not measured · overweight and obese participants without T2DM (weight‐reducing phase followed by weight maintenance phase)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Low‐carbohydrate versus balanced‐carbohydrate diets for reducing weight and cardiovascular risk 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Summary of findings table ‐ Low‐carbohydrate weight‐reducing diets vs balanced‐carbohydrate weight‐reducing diets

Change in DBP (mmHg) at ≥ 12 months · overweight and obese participants without T2DM (weight‐reducing phase followed by weight maintenance phase)

1 finding from 1 review

Low‐carbohydrate versus balanced‐carbohydrate diets for reducing weight and cardiovascular risk 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 13 participants
Very low

Summary of findings table ‐ Low‐carbohydrate weight‐reducing diets vs balanced‐carbohydrate weight‐reducing diets

LDL cholesterol (mmol/L), change from baseline · overweight and obese participants without T2DM (weight‐reducing phase followed by weight maintenance phase)

1 finding from 1 review

Low‐carbohydrate versus balanced‐carbohydrate diets for reducing weight and cardiovascular risk 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 56 participants
Very low

Summary of findings table ‐ Low‐carbohydrate weight‐reducing diets vs balanced‐carbohydrate weight‐reducing diets

Constipation at 3 to < 12 months ‐ not measured · overweight and obese participants without T2DM (weight‐reducing phase followed by weight maintenance phase)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Low‐carbohydrate versus balanced‐carbohydrate diets for reducing weight and cardiovascular risk 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Summary of findings table ‐ Low‐carbohydrate weight‐reducing diets vs balanced‐carbohydrate weight‐reducing diets

Change in weight (kg) · overweight and obese participants with T2DM (weight‐reducing phase only)

2 findings from 1 review

Low‐carbohydrate versus balanced‐carbohydrate diets for reducing weight and cardiovascular risk 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
14 studies · 1114 participants
Moderate
Low‐carbohydrate versus balanced‐carbohydrate diets for reducing weight and cardiovascular risk 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
7 studies · 813 participants
Moderate

Summary of findings table ‐ Low‐carbohydrate weight‐reducing diets vs balanced‐carbohydrate weight‐reducing diets

Weight loss of at least 5% at ≥ 12 months ‐ not measured · overweight and obese participants with T2DM (weight‐reducing phase only)

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Low‐carbohydrate weight‐reducing diets changes weight loss of at least 5% at ≥ 12 months compared with balanced‐carbohydrate weight‐reducing diets (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Low‐carbohydrate versus balanced‐carbohydrate diets for reducing weight and cardiovascular risk 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.9 [0.68, 1.2]
2 studies · 106 participants
Very low

Summary of findings table ‐ Low‐carbohydrate weight‐reducing diets vs balanced‐carbohydrate weight‐reducing diets

Cardiovascular mortality ‐ not measured · overweight and obese participants with T2DM (weight‐reducing phase only)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Low‐carbohydrate versus balanced‐carbohydrate diets for reducing weight and cardiovascular risk 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Summary of findings table ‐ Low‐carbohydrate weight‐reducing diets vs balanced‐carbohydrate weight‐reducing diets

Change in DBP (mmHg) at ≥ 12 months · overweight and obese participants with T2DM (weight‐reducing phase only)

1 finding from 1 review

Low‐carbohydrate versus balanced‐carbohydrate diets for reducing weight and cardiovascular risk 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
6 studies · 631 participants
Moderate

Summary of findings table ‐ Low‐carbohydrate weight‐reducing diets vs balanced‐carbohydrate weight‐reducing diets

HbA1c (glycated haemoglobin), change · overweight and obese participants with T2DM (weight‐reducing phase only)

1 finding from 1 review

Low‐carbohydrate versus balanced‐carbohydrate diets for reducing weight and cardiovascular risk 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
6 studies · 668 participants
Moderate

Summary of findings table ‐ Low‐carbohydrate weight‐reducing diets vs balanced‐carbohydrate weight‐reducing diets

LDL cholesterol (mmol/L), change from baseline · overweight and obese participants with T2DM (weight‐reducing phase only)

1 finding from 1 review

Low‐carbohydrate versus balanced‐carbohydrate diets for reducing weight and cardiovascular risk 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
7 studies · 753 participants
Moderate