Effect of mate tea (Ilex paraguariensis) supplementation on oxidative stress biomarkers and LDL oxidisability in normo- and hyperlipidaemic humans

The effects of mate tea (MT) supplementation on LDL oxidisability and oxidative stress biomarkers in normolipidaemic and hyperlipidaemic volunteers after 60 days of ingestion were investigated. A total of 60 volunteers, of whom 18 were hyperlipidaemic and 42 were normolipidaemic, ingested 200 ml of...

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Main Authors: Demétrius Paiva Arçari, Viviane Bozolan Porto, Elis Regina Varalda Rodrigues, Fernanda Martins, Rosemary Joana de Lima, Alexandra Christine Helena Frankland Sawaya, Marcelo Lima Ribeiro, Patrícia de Oliveira Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-07-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464611000387