Does black-seed oil improve cardiovascular risk factors in type 1 diabetes? Original paper
In this 3-month randomized controlled trial in 60 children and adolescents (average age of 12) with type 1 diabetes, black seed improved several cardiovascular risk factors.
This Study Summary was published on April 25, 2025.
The study
The participants took either 450 milligrams of black-seed oil twice daily after meals or no intervention (the control).
The primary outcome, two-dimensional left ventricular global longitudinal strain (a measure of heart function), improved in the intervention group, compared with the control group.
LDL cholesterol, total cholesterol, malondialdehyde, and TNF-alpha decreased (improved) in the intervention group, compared with the control group. However, there was no difference between the groups for HbA1c.
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The results
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This Study Summary was published on April 25, 2025.