Heart Beat: Green tea and statins
Heart Beat
Some people drink green tea because they've heard it is good for the heart. That could be true. Green tea contains catechins, flavonoids, antioxidants, and scads of other substances that have been shown to lower blood pressure, improve artery flexibility, and prevent artery-damaging chemical changes to circulating cholesterol. The evidence is so weak, though, that the FDA won't allow companies to claim that tea — green, black, or oolong — prevents heart disease.
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