Catechins and Caffeine Inhibit Fat Accumulation in Mice through the Improvement of Hepatic Lipid Metabolism

Table 2

Effects of catechins, EGCG, and caffeine on lipid levels in serum and liver in mice.

	(A)
		Dietary groups
	Control	0.3% catechins	0.05% caffeine	0.3% catechins + 0.05% caffeine
Serum lipids
Triglycerides (mg/mL)	1.39 ± 0.26	1.41 ± 0.23	1.29 ± 0.18	1.14 ± 0.19
Total cholesterol (mg/mL)	1.39 ± 0.17	1.34 ± 0.08	1.28 ± 0.10	1.34 ± 0.12
Liver lipids
Triglycerides (mg/g)	78.11 ± 6.21	74.65 ± 7.97	77.98 ± 9.64	73.98 ± 6.57
Total cholesterol (mg/g)	28.74 ± 1.86	27.15 ± 0.40	30.18 ± 3.21	26.04 ± 1.14
	(B)
		Dietary groups
	Control	0.1% EGCG	0.05% caffeine	0.1% EGCG + 0.05% caffeine
Serum lipids
Triglycerides (mg/mL)	1.56 ± 0.25	1.34 ± 0.11	1.53 ± 0.09	1.50 ± 0.10
Total cholesterol (mg/mL)	1.21 ± 0.10	1.08 ± 0.07	1.29 ± 0.14	1.15 ± 0.04
Liver lipids
Triglycerides (mg/g)	103.86 ± 20.21	59.74 ± 11.43	83.70 ± 16.65	80.67 ± 9.90
Total cholesterol (mg/g)	29.08 ± 1.59	26.06 ± 2.01	26.30 ± 1.91	27.66 ± 0.87

Values are means ± SE for 10 mice.