Green tea extract (EGCG) and cholesterol

What 3 graded rows on green tea extract (egcg) agree on for cholesterol, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.

Consensus finder Rows from the Green tea extract (EGCG) page, reviewed Oct 21, 2026 How it decides

What the rows agree on

Each block and row is one graded row from the Green tea extract (EGCG) page, with its PubMed record.

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3 rows · 5,566 people

They agree: all 3 rows found an improvement.

No difference

Improved

Each block is one evidence row, sized by how many people it enrolled, with its grade inside.

From the rows

The best-graded row, grade A, is a meta-analysis of 3,321 people (2020) and found an improvement.

The rows run from 1,109 to 3,321 people, published from 2011 to 2026: 3 pooled reviews and 0 single studies.

3 improved

Grade ATotal and LDL cholesterol · Improved
Meta-analysis, 31 studies · n 3,321 · 2020 · Adults of normal weight or with overweight or obesity in 31 randomized trials
Varied across trials · Varied across trials
Total cholesterol fell 4.66 mg/dL (95% CI −6.36 to −2.96) and LDL 4.55 mg/dL (95% CI −6.31 to −2.80) versus control; HDL and triglycerides did not change significantly. No clear publication bias.
Row on the Green tea extract (EGCG) page · PubMed 32434539 (opens PubMed)
Grade BTotal and LDL cholesterol · Improved
Meta-analysis, 14 studies · n 1,136 · 2011 · Adults in 14 randomized trials of green tea beverages or extracts
Varied across trials · Varied across trials
Total cholesterol fell 7.2 mg/dL and LDL 2.2 mg/dL versus control; HDL did not change.
Row on the Green tea extract (EGCG) page · PubMed 21715508 (opens PubMed)
Grade CTotal cholesterol in postmenopausal women · Improved
Meta-analysis, 4 studies · n 1,109 · 2026 · Postmenopausal women in 4 placebo-controlled trials (7 trials in the review)
Varied across trials · Varied across trials
Total cholesterol fell 7.03 mg/dL versus placebo (95% CI −13.24 to −0.82; low-certainty evidence). Weight, BMI, body composition, other lipids and blood glucose did not change significantly.
Row on the Green tea extract (EGCG) page · PubMed 42228178 (opens PubMed)