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- Title
Cholesterol-lowering effect of a theaflavin-enriched green tea extract: a randomized controlled trial.
- Authors
Maron, David J; Lu, Guo Ping; Cai, Nai Sheng; Wu, Zong Gui; Li, Yue Hua; Chen, Hui; Zhu, Jian Qiu; Jin, Xue Juan; Wouters, Bert C; Zhao, Jian
- Abstract
Tea consumption has been associated with decreased cardiovascular risk, but potential mechanisms of benefit are ill-defined. While epidemiologic studies suggest that drinking multiple cups of tea per day lowers low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), previous trials of tea drinking and administration of green tea extract have failed to show any impact on lipids and lipoproteins in humans. Our objective was to study the impact of a theaflavin-enriched green tea extract on the lipids and lipoproteins of subjects with mild to moderate hypercholesterolemia.
- Publication
Archives of internal medicine, 2003, Vol 163, Issue 12, p1448
- ISSN
0003-9926
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1001/archinte.163.12.1448