New study finds that green tea may decrease the risk of obesity and many inflammatory biomarkers associated with poor health. The findings of the study are published in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. The findings showed that mice fed a high-fat diet supplemented with green tea gained about 20 percent less weight and had lower insulin resistance than mice fed an otherwise identical diet without tea.
‘Green tea consumption improves gut health by populating healthy bacteria in the intestines and decreasing leaky gut.’
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Mice fed a diet of two percent green tea extract had improved gut health including more beneficial microbes in the intestines and less permeability in the intestinal wall a condition called "leaky gut" than those that ate a diet without it. Read More..
Leaky gut is a problem in humans that contribute to widespread low-grade inflammation.
"This study provides evidence that green tea encourages the growth of good gut bacteria, and that leads to a series of benefits that significantly lower the risk of obesity," said lead author Richard Bruno, Professor at the Ohio State University.
For eight weeks, the team fed half of the male mice a high-fat diet that causes obesity and half were fed a regular diet. In each of those groups, half ate green tea extract mixed with their food.
Female mice were not included as they are resistant to diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance.
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"Consuming a little throughout the course of a day with food might be better," Bruno said.
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