NUTRITION RESEARCH Volume: 29 Issue: 7 Pages: 437-456 Published: JUL 2009; Shen CL, Yeh JK, Cao JJ, et al. Abstract: Osteoporosis is a major health problem in both elderly women and men. Epidemiological evidence has shown an association between tea consumption and the prevention of age-related bone loss in elderly women and men. Ingestion of [...]
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EGCG and Weight Loss
The Major Green Tea Polyphenol, Epigallocatechin-Gallate, Inhibits Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, and Fatty Liver Disease in High-Fat–Fed Mice. Journal of Nutrition. 2008 September; 138(9): 1677-1683 In this study, we investigated the effects of the major green tea polyphenol, (−)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), on high-fat–induced obesity, symptoms of the metabolic syndrome, and fatty liver in mice. In mice fed [...]
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 [...]
EGCG and Pancreatic Cancer
Front Biosci. 2008 Jan 1;13:440-52 EGCG inhibits growth, invasion, angiogenesis and metastasis of pancreatic cancer.Shankar S, Ganapathy S, Hingorani SR, Srivastava RK.Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, Tyler, Texas 75703, USA. We have shown that epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), a polyphenolic compound from green tea, inhibits growth and induces apoptosis in human [...]
green tea and calorie reduction
Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2009 Sep 7:1-9 A novel green tea meal replacement formula for weight loss among obese individuals: a randomized controlled clinical trial. Tsai CH, Chiu WC, Yang NC, Ouyang CM, Yen YH. Department of BioIndustry Technology, DaYeh University, Changhua, R.O.C, Taiwan. Objective To assess the efficacy and safety of a green [...]
GreenTea HP and nutrient decline from fruits/veggies
Published in HortScience 44: 15-19 (2009)American Society for Horticultural Science Declining Fruit and Vegetable Nutrient Composition: What Is the Evidence? Donald R. Davis Biochemical Institute, The University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712; and Bio-Communications Research Institute, 3100 North Hillside Avenue, Wichita, KS 67219 “Three kinds of evidence point toward declines of some nutrients in [...]
Green Tea HP, EGCG Health Benefits
Check out the third party article covering the many benefits of EGCG only found in green tea. Josh Smith
Green Tea Helps Battle Leukemia
Science Daily reported Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered that a component in green tea helps kill cells of the most common leukemia in the United States. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia or CLL is a type of Leukemia in which lymphocytes in the bone marrow generate too many white blood cells invading the blood stream. It is [...]
Study: Green Tea Compound May Prevent Diabetes
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A compound found in green tea could slow or even prevent the development of type 1 diabetes, new research in mice suggests. Green tea contains several antioxidants that have been shown to curb inflammation, prevent cell death, and possibly even ward off cancer. In the current study, Dr. Stephen D. [...]
25 Reason to Drink Green Tea
Green tea has increasingly become a very popular drink worldwide because of its immensely powerful health benefits. It is extraordinarily amazing what green tea can do for your health. And if you’re not drinking 3 to 4 cups of green tea today, you’re definitely NOT doing your health a big favor. Here Are The 25 [...]