Green Tea

1. Thismeta-analysis of randomized controlled trials foundthat Greentea catechins at doses ranging from 145 to3,000 mg/day taken for 3 to 24 weeks reduced total cholesterol by 5.46 mg/dL andlow-density lipoprotein (bad) cholesterol by 5.30 mg/dL but did notsignificantly alter high-density lipoprotein (good) cholesterol ortriglyceride.