Hypocholesterolemic Effects of Green Tea in Cholesterol-Fed Rats
Jin, H.H.;Yang, J.L.(Changwon University, Changwon, Republic of Korea) | Chung, J.H.(Gyeongsangnam-do Health and Environmental Research Institute, Changwon, Republic of Korea) | Kim, Y.H.(Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea)E-mail:[email protected]
Green tea, which is high in polyphenols, is thought to have hypocholesterolemic effects. The present study was performed to further elucidate the hypocholesterolemic actions of green tea, specially the catechin and (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) for their effects on the diet-induced hypercholesterolemia in rats. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed with green tea-free diet (control), diets containing 4% green tea powder (GTP), 1.0% green tea catechin (catechin) or 0.5% epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) for 7 wks. All diets that were provided green tea contained approximately 0.5% EGCG Hypercholesterolemia was induced by adding 1% cholesterol and 0.5% cholic acid to all diets. There were no differences in food intake among groups.
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