Khorasan wheat

Studies in people

• Benefit

  Liver health in fatty liver disease³

  In people with fatty liver, eating khorasan wheat products for three months lowered liver enzymes and inflammation markers.

• Benefit

  Gut bacteria in fibromyalgia⁴

  In people with fibromyalgia, eating Khorasan wheat changed gut bacteria and was linked to better sleep and less tiredness.

• Benefit

  Inflammation in young athletes⁵

  In young athletes, eating khorasan wheat products lowered a marker of inflammation and improved how they rated their own health.

• Benefit

  Type-2 diabetes risk markers⁶

  In people, eating khorasan wheat instead of modern wheat lowered insulin and fat mass, markers linked to type-2 diabetes.

• Benefit

  Blood sugar and cholesterol in diabetes⁷

  In people with type 2 diabetes, eating khorasan wheat products lowered blood sugar, insulin and cholesterol.

• Benefit

  Heart health in patients⁸

  In people with heart disease, eating khorasan wheat products lowered cholesterol, blood sugar and inflammation markers.

• Benefit

  Heart and blood health⁹

  In a small human study, eating khorasan wheat products lowered cholesterol, blood sugar and inflammation markers.

The signal at the top counts the findings in people and in animal and lab studies. A concern in studies of people outranks animal and lab studies, and “No concerns” needs at least one finding in people. When most findings in people point one way, the page leans that way (“Mostly”), and every finding is still shown. Findings whose study type is not stated are shown but not counted. This page is a reference, not medical advice. It describes what regulators and published research say. Talk to a doctor or dietitian about your own diet.