http://csu-cvmbs.colostate.edu/Document ... an-lab.pdf
Their finding: Drinking Fu appears to reduce the amount of HA1c and LDL particles in the blood.
What this actually means remains to be seen.
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Re: Fu zhuan and blood lipids
Yes, That's quite right. The super effect on Fu ea was proved by more and more experience now. One of my friend got 4 uncles all together, all of them had chronic disease on cardiovascular and had to go to hospital in Xi'an China to had their blood filtration every year. Two of her uncles by age 67 and 74 insisted on drinking Fu tea for one and half years while the others don't take it for granted. Now the two who drink Fu tea for daily beverage will never do it anymore while the others who don't drink Fu tea still visit hospital this winter. Such amazing tea with Golden flower inside. 
Re: Fu zhuan and blood lipids
This might be a property of tea in general...I recall reading similar findings from other types of tea
This paper from 2003 even seems to link the effect to caffeine intake: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14519829
This paper from 2003 even seems to link the effect to caffeine intake: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14519829
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Re: Fu zhuan and blood lipids
It very well may be! Then again, there's this: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25237889
Now LDL's primary function is to take cholesterol from your liver (usually) and deliver it to some other cell. LDL can elevate for any reason that causes cells to request more.
In most people with chronically high LDL numbers, that's systemic tissue inflammation. In otherwise healthy people, it's probably because new tissue is being created or repaired. There's a reason one of the side effects of statin use (which down regulates liver cholesterol production) is tissue (muscle especially) damage.
I'm wondering if, in cases where it is reducing blood LDL numbers, is it reducing cell damage and causing your body to request less for transport, or is it causing some form of down regulation?
Maybe we'll know some day soon!
M.
Now LDL's primary function is to take cholesterol from your liver (usually) and deliver it to some other cell. LDL can elevate for any reason that causes cells to request more.
In most people with chronically high LDL numbers, that's systemic tissue inflammation. In otherwise healthy people, it's probably because new tissue is being created or repaired. There's a reason one of the side effects of statin use (which down regulates liver cholesterol production) is tissue (muscle especially) damage.
I'm wondering if, in cases where it is reducing blood LDL numbers, is it reducing cell damage and causing your body to request less for transport, or is it causing some form of down regulation?
Maybe we'll know some day soon!
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Re: Fu zhuan and blood lipids
Fu tea is often promoted as a miracle diet tea. Much is made about these golden flowers and supposed probiotics. There is someone spammy from China promoting them who friended me on Facebook. I pointed out to her that the same things occur in puerh and most heicha. She didn't like that very much. 
Re: Fu zhuan and blood lipids
I'm don't quite agree with the authors conclusion since they did find that black tea consumption did decrease [LDL] specifically, but only in healthy participants.MEversbergII wrote:It very well may be! Then again, there's this: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25237889
I like you hypothesis for the mechanism
it will be interesting to see the answer. I think it might be linked to how tea reduces blood sugar concentration since sustained insulin signalling can increase [LDL]