The effects of prune products consumption on anthropometric measurements and blood pressure in adults: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis

Azadeh Heydarian; Shima Moradi; Omid Asbaghi; Negin Tahvilian; Sahar Cheshmeh; Maryam Nadery; Naheed Aryaeian

doi:10.1016/j.dsx.2024.103173

The effects of prune products consumption on anthropometric measurements and blood pressure in adults: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis

Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2024 Dec 14;19(1):103173. doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2024.103173. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Azadeh Heydarian¹, Shima Moradi², Omid Asbaghi³, Negin Tahvilian⁴, Sahar Cheshmeh⁵, Maryam Nadery⁶, Naheed Aryaeian⁷

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Student Research Committee, Faculty of public health Branch, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
² Academic researcher, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health (RCEDH), Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
³ Cancer Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Student Research Committee, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
⁴ Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran; Nutrition and Food Security Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
⁵ Molecular and Experimental Nutritional Medicine Department, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany.
⁶ Department of Dietetics and Nutrition Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work Florida International University, USA.
⁷ Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Nutritional Sciences Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: aryaeian.n@iums.ac.ir.

PMID: 39721492
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsx.2024.103173

Abstract

Introduction: The positive impact of prunes on body measurements and blood pressure has been suggested in previous research.

Purpose: The purpose of this extensive meta-analysis and systematic review was to examine the effects of adult consumption of prunes on anthropometric parameters and blood pressure.

Methods: To identify relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) (till August 9th, 2024), databases from ISI Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed/Medline were searched. The current systematic review and meta-analysis covered 14 studies that met the eligibility requirements. The weighted mean difference was used to compute the effect size. The Cochrane Q test and I2 index were used to measure study heterogeneity. The random effects model was utilized to get the overall effect magnitude.

Results: The meta-findings analysis's showed that eating prunes had no appreciable effects on, body mass index (BMI) (p = 0.267), waist circumference (WC) (p = 0.562), fat mass (FM) (p = 0.840), systolic blood pressure (SBP) (p = 0.338), or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) (p = 0.233). However, we observed significantly reduction in body weight (p < 0.001) after prunes consumption.

Conclusion: Our findings showed that the consumption of prune leads to a significant reduction in body weight, but the results indicated non-significant effects on blood pressure, BMI, WC and FM.

Keywords: Anthropometric measurements; Blood pressure; Meta-analysis; Prune.

Publication types

Review