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Introduction: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a disease characterized by defects in insulin action and secretion, accounting for more than 90% of diabetes mellitus cases. Objective: To evaluate the benefits of using ginger on anthropometric and biochemical parameters in adult or adult and elderly individuals diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Materials and Methods: This is a descriptive literature review. The search for articles was carried out in the databases The Cochrane Library, Medical Literature Library of Medicine via PubMed, Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences via the Virtual Health Library and the Scientific Electronic Library. Of the 103 articles identified, 10 randomized, double-blind clinical trials were selected after applying the eligibility criteria. Results: After evaluating the selected clinical trials, it was observed that the consumption of ginger presented several benefits, including a reduction in the waist-hip ratio, fasting glucose, glycated hemoglobin, homeostatic model assessment, total cholesterol, apolipoprotein B, apolipoprotein B/ apolipoprotein AI, malonaldehyde, interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, C-reactive protein, nuclear factor kappa B, prostaglandin E2 and intercellular adhesion molecule-1. There was also an increase in the mean of the Quantitative Insulin sensitivity Check Index, total antioxidant capacity and paraxonase-1. Conclusion: The present study demonstrated possible benefits from the daily consumption of 1.2 to 3g of ginger in a period of 8 to 12 weeks, such as reduction of hip circumference, improvement in blood glucose levels, insulin, lipid profile, inflammatory markers and antioxidants.

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