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Coffea arabica decreases total cholesterol (TC)

lowersModerate evidenceFindingreplicated ×1

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Combining these effect sizes, a significant reduction was seen in serum concentrations of TC following GCE supplementation (WMD: -4.51, 95% CI: − 8.39, − 0.64 mg/dL, P = 0.02).”
Quoted verbatim from The effects of green coffee extract supplementation on glycemic indices and lipid profile in adults: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of clinical trials.
This finding among the 116 findings on its endpoint

Coffea arabica

Total cholesterol (TC)

lowers

Effect as reported

−4.51mean difference

CI −8.39 to −0.64

Who
Adults (18 years and over) in placebo-controlled trials of green coffee extract lasting at least 2 weeks; participants healthy or overweight, obese, dyslipidaemic, hypertensive, with metabolic syndrome, fatty liver, impaired glucose tolerance or xerotic skin
Dose studied
GCE 90 to 6000 mg/day, CGA 13.5 to 1200 mg/day

Moderate evidencePMID 32665012 · 2020

02 · The study

Study
meta-analysis
Duration
not reported

Evidence, by strength

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  • insufficient

03 · The paper

Nutrition journal
What else it reported5 findings · 0 compounds · 5 endpoints

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M6ZKPRNTAJGDVG3DQ137AHMW