PapersPMID:25266246
Effect of black tea intake on blood cholesterol concentrations in individuals with mild hypercholesterolemia: a diet-controlled randomized trial.
- findings
- 4
- compound
- 1
- endpoints
- 4
- Study, every finding
- crossover · 4 weeks
- Dose studied, every finding
- 5 cups per day of pre-brewed black tea for 28 days
- Population, every finding
- Adults aged 45-65 years with borderline hypercholesterolaemia, fed a controlled low-flavonoid diet; double-blind crossover against a flavonoid-free caffeinated tea-like placebo, end of 28-day treatment period
No finding here moved its endpoint.
What did not
How to read these marks →“The trial results indicated that consumption of 5 cups of tea per day for four weeks did not significantly change TC, LDL-C plus HDL-C, LDL-C, HDL-C, or TG concentrations.”
- No detected effect on HDL cholesterol
limitedreplicated ×2
- Interests
- Industry funded
- No detected effect on triglycerides
limitedreplicated ×2
- Interests
- Industry funded
- No detected effect on LDL cholesterol
very limited
- Interests
- Industry funded
- No detected effect on total cholesterol (TC)
very limited
- Interests
- Industry funded
Study record
- Design
- crossover trial
- Species
- human
- Population
- Men and women aged 45-65 years with borderline hypercholesterolemia (total cholesterol 190-260 mg/dl), fed a controlled low-flavonoid diet; black tea (5 cups per day) vs flavonoid-free tea-like placebo
- Participants
- 57
- Comparator
- placebo
- Duration
- 28 days
- Endpoints measured
- 8