How Green Tea Improves Cholesterol Metabolism

In the oversimplified world of “good” and “bad” it is often not understood that LDL cholesterol Low-density lipoprotein. It is a group of lipids and proteins that allow lipids like cholesterol, triglycerides, and fat soluble nutrients (Vitamin A, D, E , K, Q 10, carotenes) to be transported with the water-based bloodstream. is vital to your health, delivering fat-soluble nutrition to every cell of your body.  Of course you don’t want to much; however, a key part of the issue is getting your LDL to work efficiently so that it is actually helping your health. The epigallocatechin gallates (EGCG) of green tea is one nutrient that can help.

A new study with liver cells sought to determine the precise molecular mechanisms for the benefits of EGCG on cholesterol metabolism.  EGCG was found to boost the function of the LDL receptor on liver cells. This is very important as proper function of the LDL receptor enables your liver to “capture” circulating LDL and recycle it. The lack of LDL receptor function is a typical finding in familial high cholesterol, meaning some people have a gene weakness in this category that has the net result of leaving too much fat-laden cholesterol in their circulation. EGCG may be able to help compensate for this type of genetic weakness.

Furthermore, ECGC was found to inhibit genes so as to reduce the production of Apolipoprotein B (ApoB). ApoB formation is required to form LDL in the first place and too much of it is a health problem of magnitude, as far as healthy cholesterol function is concerned.

Specialized nutrients do not compensate for a bad diet. However, when you eat well and use nutrient support targeting your metabolic problems, then nutrients can help guide gene signals so as to promote better health.