Green Tea

Bite-Sized Medicine

In this episode we cover green tea, discussing whether the evidence points to any truth behind its purported health benefits. Highlights include studies on green tea and blood pressure, inflammation, cancer mortality, and more. Enjoy!

References:

Xu, R., Yang, K., Ding, J., & Chen, G. (2020). Effect of green tea supplementation on blood pressure: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Medicine, 99(6), e19047. https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000019047

Xu, R., Yang, K., Li, S., Dai, M., & Chen, G. (2020). Effect of green tea consumption on blood lipids: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Nutrition journal, 19(1), 48. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12937-020-00557-5

Lin, Y., Shi, D., Su, B., Wei, J., Găman, M. A., Sedanur Macit, M., Borges do Nascimento, I. J., & Guimaraes, N. S. (2020). The effect of green tea supplementation on obesity: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Phytotherapy research : PTR, 34(10), 2459–2470. https://doi.org/10.1002/ptr.6697

Asbaghi, O., Fouladvand, F., Gonzalez, M. J., Aghamohammadi, V., Choghakhori, R., & Abbasnezhad, A. (2021). Effect of Green Tea on Anthropometric Indices and Body Composition in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Effekt von grünem Tee auf anthropometrische Indizes und die Körperzusammensetzung bei Patienten mit Diabetes mellitus Typ 2: eine systematische Übersicht und Metaanalyse. Complementary medicine research, 28(3), 244–251. https://doi.org/10.1159/000511665

Asbaghi, O., Fouladvand, F., Gonzalez, M. J., Ashtary-Larky, D., Choghakhori, R., & Abbasnezhad, A. (2021). Effect of green tea on glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabetes & metabolic syndrome, 15(1), 23–31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsx.2020.11.004

Haghighatdoost, F., & Hariri, M. (2019). The effect of green tea on inflammatory mediators: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. Phytotherapy research : PTR, 33(9), 2274–2287. https://doi.org/10.1002/ptr.6432

Filippini, T., Malavolti, M., Borrelli, F., Izzo, A. A., Fairweather-Tait, S. J., Horneber, M., & Vinceti, M. (2020). Green tea (Camellia sinensis) for the prevention of cancer. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 3(3), CD005004. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD005004.pub3

Yu, S., Zhu, L., Wang, K., Yan, Y., He, J., & Ren, Y. (2019). Green tea consumption and risk of breast cancer: A systematic review and updated meta-analysis of case-control studies. Medicine, 98(27), e16147. https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000016147

Zhao, H., Mei, K., Yang, L., Liu, X., & Xie, L. (2021). Green tea consumption and risk for esophageal cancer: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis. Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.), 87-88, 111197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nut.2021.111197

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