Green tea intake lowers fasting serum total and LDL cholesterol in adults: A meta-analysis of 14 randomized controlled trials

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 601-610

  Zheng, Xin Xin ^a   Xu, Yan Lu ^a   Li, Shao Hua ^a   Liu, Xu Xia ^a   Hui, Rutai ^a   Huang, Xiao Hong ^a  

^a FUWAI HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHIN; CHOLESTEROL; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; META ANALYSIS; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TEA;

CAFFEINE; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; FASTING; HUMANS; PUBLICATION BIAS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TEA;

EID: 79960852846     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.110.010926     Document Type: Article

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