Effect of tea catechins on postprandial plasma lipid responses in human subjects

Epidemiological surveys suggest that a higher intake of tea may be associated with a lower risk of CHD. There is accumulating evidence that postprandial lipaemia makes a substantial contribution to the incidence of CHD. Our aim was, therefore, to evaluate the effect of tea catechins (major ingredien...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:British journal of nutrition 2005-04, Vol.93 (4), p.543-547
Main Authors: Unno, Tomonori, Tago, Motomi, Suzuki, Yuko, Nozawa, Ayumu, Sagesaka, Yuko M, Kakuda, Takami, Egawa, Kazutada, Kondo, Kazuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Catechin - administration & dosage
Cholesterol
Cholesterol - blood
Cross-Over Studies
Feeding. Feeding behavior
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Green tea
Humans
Lipids
Lipids - blood
Male
Middle Aged
Postprandial lipaemia
Postprandial Period
Remnant lipoprotein
Tea
Tea catechins
Triacylglycerols
Triglycerides - blood
Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Epidemiological surveys suggest that a higher intake of tea may be associated with a lower risk of CHD. There is accumulating evidence that postprandial lipaemia makes a substantial contribution to the incidence of CHD. Our aim was, therefore, to evaluate the effect of tea catechins (major ingredients in green tea) on postprandial lipid responses in human subjects after the consumption of test meals. In a randomized triple-crossover design, nine male subjects with mild or borderline hypertriacylglycerolaemia consumed 10 (control), 224 (moderate dose) and 674 mg (high dose) of the assigned tea catechins three times each along with a standardized light meal consisting of a piece of bread spread with 20 g butter. Plasma lipids were measured in the fasting state and 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 h after consuming the light meal. Results showed that, compared with the control, moderate and high doses of tea catechins reduced the incremental area under the plasma triacylglycerol curves by 15·1 and 28·7 %, respectively. Next, the rapid elevation of remnant-like particle cholesterol was significantly inhibited by a high dose of tea catechins 2 h after consuming the light meal (P
ISSN:0007-1145
1475-2662
DOI:10.1079/BJN20041379