Medscape (1/27, Barclay) reported that "available data do not support a protective role of black tea against coronary artery disease (CAD), but limited data support a tentative association of green tea intake with a lower risk for CAD, according to the results of a meta-analysis reported online...in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition." Investigators reported that the "meta-analysis showed no significant association between black tea intake and the risk for CAD (highest vs. lowest consumption, summary relative risk [RR], 0.92; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.82 - 1.04; for an increase of one cup/day, summary RR, 0.98; 95% CI, 0.94 - 1.02). The summary RR for green tea showed a significant association between the highest intake of green tea and a lower risk for CAD (summary RR, 0.72; 95% CI, 0.58 - 0.89)."
POSTED BY STEVEN ALMANY, MD
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