Myo-Inositol: what the evidence actually shows

Reviewed by Substrate editorial, Independent research collective · 2026-07-16

Evidence by outcome

blood sugargrade Bmoderate certainty— improves insulin sensitivity and ovulatory function in PCOS in multiple RCTs

moodstudied, no effectmoderate certainty— Not recommended for unipolar depression

People say · Evidence shows

“inositol fixes PCOS”

aheadlargemarketing claim

What it probably doesn't do

Myo-Inositol for mood — Grade —, Not recommended for unipolar depression.

Grade history

2026-07-16B → BCorrection by Claude (gold-standard provenance sweep): live Postgres source drift replaced with the verified seed source set [pmid-38163998] details →

Re-review cadence: every 12 months (Grade A/B) · next scheduled by 2027-07-16 · methodology v1.

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sources: PMID:38163998 · PMID:35311615

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Substrate. Myo-Inositol: what the evidence actually shows. https://evidencebased.info/interventions/inositol. Updated 2026-07-16.

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@misc{substrate_nterventionsinositol,
  author = {Substrate editorial},
  title  = {Myo-Inositol: what the evidence actually shows},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://evidencebased.info/interventions/inositol},
  note   = {evidencebased.info}
}