"Soft gold" in theaflavin tea

Tea is one of the oldest and most popular drinks in the world It contains tea polyphenols, theaflavins, catechins and other precious plant nutrients Theaflavin is a kind of polyphenol with color, which is polymerized by catechins in the fermentation process It is considered to have the effect of reducing cholesterol level in human body, and it is also known as "soft gold" in tea A 12 week population study in which multiple medical centers conducted a population study The researchers enrolled 240 adults with mild to moderate elevated blood cholesterol in the study The subjects were randomly divided into intervention group and control group The tea extract taken by the intervention group was made into capsules containing 75 mg of theaflavin, 150 mg of catechol, and 150 mg of other tea polyphenols The placebo capsules in the control group were identical in appearance, weight and odor with those in the intervention group The results show that: for adults who have increased blood cholesterol level, taking tea extract at the same time of taking low saturated fat diet can help to control the level of LDL-C, and the tea extract can be well accepted by the human body Theaflavin can reduce the solubility of cholesterol in chyle particles and its absorption in the intestine; increase the fat in the body and the excretion of cholesterol in the intestine; reduce the cholesterol concentration in the liver; and increase the binding and acquisition ability of liver cells to LDL-C In fact, in addition to the beneficial effects on blood lipids or cholesterol, a series of studies also show that tea or its plant nutrients can also help reduce the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, reduce the occurrence of atherosclerosis, and play an antioxidant role, improve the function of vascular endothelium, and avoid abnormal blood coagulation.