Tea consumption is associated with a reduced risk of high-altitude pulmonary hypertension among high-altitude permanent inhabitants in the Tibetan population: a case-control study
Regular Tibetan tea consumption significantly reduces HAPH risk in a dose-response manner. These findings offer new insights into dietary factors in HAPH etiology and can explain Tibetan adaptation to high altitudes.
Authors
- Ran Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7617-3018)
- Wuyang Tong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8949-6978)
- X. Michelle Zhang
- Xianjin Bi
- Shipeng Xu
- Xiaqing Luo
- Wanmin Li
- Xiaoming Chen
Institutions
- 117th Hospital of People's Liberation Army (CN)
- People's Liberation Army 401 Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Nutrition
- Published
- 2026-02-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2026.1732242
- Primary Topic
- High Altitude and Hypoxia
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China