Green tea consumption does not adversely affect kidney function and haematological parameters

Food and Public Health Pub Date : 2019-01-01 DOI:10.5923/J.FPH.20190903.01

Kenneth Essex, A. Mehdi, S. Shibeeb

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It is well established that green tea consumption is associated with many health benefits. These benefits include anti-thrombotic, anti-oxidant, anti-atherogenic and anti-obesity effects. However, there are limited studies have investigated the direct effect of green tea consumption on renal function and haematological parameters. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the effect of green tea consumption on kidney function, red cell count, haemoglobin, white cell and platelet counts in healthy human subject. Ten healthy human volunteers (5 females and 5 males) consumed three cups/day (200 mls per cup) of green tea for a period of four weeks. Kidney function and haematological parameters were analysed at the end of weeks 1, 2 and 4. Our data indicated that green tea consumption does not adversely alter renal function as assessed by serum creatinine concentration, serum urea concentration and glomerular filtration rate. Furthermore, full blood count parameters remained within the normal reference interval and numbers remained unaffected. This study demonstrated that green tea consumption is not associated with adverse effects on kidney function and haematological parameters.

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饮用绿茶不会对肾功能和血液学参数产生不利影响

众所周知，喝绿茶对健康有很多好处。这些益处包括抗血栓、抗氧化、抗动脉粥样硬化和抗肥胖作用。然而，关于绿茶消费对肾功能和血液学参数的直接影响的研究有限。因此，本研究的目的是评估绿茶饮用对健康人肾功能、红细胞计数、血红蛋白、白细胞和血小板计数的影响。10名健康的人类志愿者(5名女性和5名男性)每天喝三杯绿茶(每杯200毫升)，持续四周。在第1、2、4周末分析肾功能和血液学参数。通过血清肌酐浓度、血清尿素浓度和肾小球滤过率评估，我们的数据表明，绿茶摄入不会对肾功能产生不利影响。此外，全血细胞计数参数保持在正常参考区间内，计数不受影响。这项研究表明，饮用绿茶与肾功能和血液参数的不良影响无关。

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