Okra

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•Last Updated: August 28, 2025

Okra is grown for its pods, which are eaten as a vegetable. It may have a beneficial effect on markers of metabolic health.

Last Updated:August 28, 2025

540 participants in trials and 1 meta-analysis

Examine Database: Okra

Health Condition/Goal	Health Outcome	Grade	Evidence	Effect
Type 2 Diabetes	11 outcomes		13 Studies
Prediabetes	11 outcomes		7 Studies

11 outcomes

11 outcomes

Does okra help with type 2 diabetes management?

In this meta-analysis of 6 randomized controlled trials in participants with type 2 diabetes, consuming okra daily improved 2 markers of glycemic control.

Health Condition/Goal	Health Outcome	Grade	Evidence	Effect
Type 2 Diabetes	11 outcomes		13 Studies
Prediabetes	11 outcomes		7 Studies

Okra: Up-to-date scientific evidence.