Green Tea a "Promising Tool" for Prevention and Treatment of CVD
Question:
Can green tea prevent cardiovascular disease?
Expert Opinion:
"Consumption of green or black tea has been inversely associated with
the development and progression of cardiovascular diseases... Underlying
mechanisms for the beneficial effects of tea include vasculoprotective,
antioxidative, antithrombogenic, anti-inflammatory, and lipid-lowering
properties of tea flavonoids. Although promising experimental data on
beneficial effects of tea in various cardiovascular diseases are
available, results of clinical studies in humans are not uniform...
Overall, tea represents a promising tool for the prevention and
treatment of cardiovascular disorders."
Citation:
Stangl V, Lorenz M, Stangl K. The role of tea and tea flavonoids in
cardiovascular health. Mol Nutr Food Res 2006;50(2):218-28. (Click
here to read PUbMed study abstract.)
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