Research · Meta-analysis
Effect of green tea consumption on blood lipids: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
What it found
Lowered total cholesterol by ~4.7 mg/dL and LDL by ~4.6 mg/dL versus control, with no significant effect on HDL or triglycerides.
- Design
- Meta-analysis
- Year
- 2020
- Sample size
- 3,321
- Population
- adults across 31 RCTs (normal-weight and overweight/obese)
- Intervention
- green tea / catechin intake 80–2,489 mg/day for 3 weeks to 12 months
- Outcome
- total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, triglycerides
- Journal
- Nutrition Journal
Citation last checked 2026-06-21.