Drinking green tea can help combat obesity as well as inflammation in the gut, finds a new study.

‘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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