Black tea reduces uric acid and C-reactive protein levels in humans susceptible to cardiovascular diseases.
Summary of "Black tea reduces uric acid and C-reactive protein levels in humans susceptible to cardiovascular diseases."
The effect of black tea on the level of uric acid (UA) and C-reactive proteins (CRP) in humans susceptible to ischemic heart diseases was assessed in a prospective randomized controlled study. The study group consumed 9g of black tea (equivalent to three cups of tea) daily for 12 weeks without additives followed by a 3-week wash-out (with control group consuming equivalent volume of hot water). Black tea consumption induced a highly significant decrease in the high uric acid baseline groups >6mg/dL by 8.5%; p<0.05. For men and women in the base line group >7mg/dL, the decrease was 9.4% and 7.1%, respectively. In the low baseline serum uric acid levels there was a non-significant increase of 3.7% and 15% in men and women, respectively. C-reactive protein in the high risk group >3mg/L was significantly decreased by 53.4% and 41.1% in men and women, respectively. For the non-supplemented group in this range the changes were 3.7% decrease for men and 2.9% increase for women. Tea supplementation-associated decrease in plasma uric acid and C-reactive protein levels may benefit humans at high risk of cardiovascular events and may augment drug therapy.
Affiliation
Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, University of Mauritius, Réduit, Mauritius.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: Toxicology
ISSN: 1879-3185
Pages: 68-74
Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19963031
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tox.2009.11.024
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