Green tea catechins decrease total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1720-1729

  Kim, Amie ^a   Chiu, Andrew ^a   Barone, Meredith K ^a   Avino, Diane ^a   Wang, Fei ^a   Coleman, Craig I ^a   Phung, Olivia J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

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EID: 82455172098     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2011.08.009     Document Type: Article

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