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Tea Consumption Lowers Blood Cholesterol
Drinking tea lowered low-density lipoprotein, the LDL "bad" cholesterol,
in a small group of volunteers in an Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
study reported in the October, 2003 issue of the Journal
of Nutrition.
"These findings illustrate the impact of specific types of health-promoting
phytonutrients on the diet," said Ed Knipling, Acting Administrator
for ARS. Judd's study assessed the effects of black tea consumption on blood
lipid concentrations in adults with mildly high cholesterol.
"Overall, we found a 6 to 10 percent reduction in blood lipids in black
tea drinkers in just three weeks," said Judd. The study showed no effect
on high-density lipoprotein, the HDL "good" cholesterol.
The study's authors concluded that drinking black tea, in combination with
following a prudent diet moderately low in fat, cholesterol and saturated
fatty acids, reduces total and LDL cholesterol by significant amounts and
may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.
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