The green tea effect: From gut microbes to weight loss, new insights emerge Foods_MDPI greentea nutrition gutmicrobiome microbiome obesity weightloss diet tea
By Vijay Kumar MalesuAug 8 2023Reviewed by Lily Ramsey, LLM In a recent study published in the Foods Journal, a group of researchers investigated the impact of green tea and its functional components on body weight and gut microbiota regulation.
Green tea, consumed widely, is known to have beneficial effects such as reducing body weight and metabolic syndrome. Its components – polyphenols, caffeine , and L-theanine , can decrease calorie uptake and stimulate protein kinase. Some received a HF diet supplemented with green tea infusions, while others were given an HF diet with major green tea components. Mice's water intake and weight were monitored daily.
Study results The present study examined how green tea affected obesity-related indicators in mice with a HF diet. As anticipated, the mice on this diet gained significant weight and accumulated fat within eight weeks, validating using the HF diet as a model to induce obesity. This contrast in weight gain and fat accumulation was observed against a low-fat diet group, even though food and water intake had no significant difference for both groups.
Particularly noteworthy was the reduction of inflammation markers tumor necrosis factor-alpha and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 in the groups treated with green tea.
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