The effects of green tea on weight loss and weight maintenance: a meta-analysis Different outcomes of the effect of green tea on weight loss (WL) and weight maintenance (WM) have been reported in studies with subjects differing in ethnicity and habitual caffeine intake. Purpose. To elucidate by meta-analysis whether green tea indeed has a function [...]
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GreenTea and the Beneficial Effects
Beneficial Effects of Green Tea—A Review Carmen Cabrera, PhD, Reyes Artacho, PhD, Rafael Gime´nez, PhD. Journal of the American College of Nutrition, Vol. 25, No. 2, 79–99 (2006) Tea is the most consumed drink in the world after water. Green tea is a ‘non-fermented’ tea, and contains more catechins, than black tea or oolong [...]
green tea and body weight
Body weight loss and weight maintenance in relation to habitual caffeine intake and green tea supplementation WESTERTERP-PLANTENGA, MARGRIET S.,MANUELA P.G.M. LEJEUNE, AND EVA M. R. KOVACS. Obes Res. 2005;13:1195–1204. Abstract: Investigation of the effect of a green tea-caffeine mixture on weight maintenance after body weight loss in moderately obese subjects in relation to habitual caffeine intake.Research [...]
EGCG and Obesity
Genistein, EGCG, and capsaicin inhibit adipocyte differentiation process via activating AMP-activated protein kinase. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. Volume 338, Issue 2, 16 December 2005, Pages 694-699 Abstract Phytochemicals such as soy isoflavone genistein have been reported to possess therapeutic effects for obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. In the present study, the molecular basis of [...]
EGCG from Green Tea and General Health
Tea Catechins and Polyphenols: Health Effects,Metabolism, and Antioxidant Functions Jane V. Higdon and Balz Frei*Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331 ABSTRACT: Increasing interest in the health benefits of tea has led to the inclusion of tea extracts in dietary supplements and functional foods. However, epidemiologic evidence regarding the effects of [...]
Medicinal benefits of green tea
THE JOURNAL OF ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINEVolume 11, Number 3, 2005, pp. 521–528 Medicinal Benefits of Green Tea: Part I. Review of Noncancer Health Benefits RAYMOND COOPER, Ph.D.,1 D. JAMES MORRÉ, Ph.D.,2 and DOROTHY M. MORRÉ, Ph.D. ABSTRACT Tea, in the form of green or black tea, is one of the most widely consumed [...]
green tea consumption and chronic disease
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green tea and weight loss among obese
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green tea, EGCG and weight loss
Effects of Catechin Enriched Green Tea on Body Composition Obesity (2009) doi:10.1038/oby.2009.256 Hongqiang Wang1, Yibo Wen1, Yaping Du1, Xiuyuan Yan1, Hongwei Guo2, Jane A. Rycroft3, Niels Boon4, Eva M.R. Kovacs4 and David J. Mela4 Received 30 October 2008; Accepted 2 July 2009; Published online 13 August 2009. Obesity is a major health problem in the developed and developing world. Many “functional” foods and ingredients are advocated for their effects on [...]