Effect of green tea consumption on blood lipids: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Strong epidemiologic evidence indicates that green tea intake is protective against hyperlipidemia; however, randomized controlled studies have presented varying results. In the present study, we aimed to conduct a literature review and meta-analysis to assess the effect of green tea on blood lipids.

Methods

PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library were electronically explored from inception to September 2019 for all relevant studies. Random effect models were used to estimate blood lipid changes between green tea supplementation and control groups by evaluating the weighted mean differences (WMD) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). The risk of bias for study was assessed using the Cochrane tool. Publication bias was evaluated using funnel plots and Egger's tests

SUBMITTER: Xu R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7240975 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature