Not exact matches
The seemingly more respectable Pharmacy News reported, «White
tea contains
catechins, which inhibit the process of fat cell generation
by stimulating thermogenesis.
A 1999 study featured in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition demonstrated that green
tea extract rich in
catechins has thermogenic properties and promotes fat oxidation beyond that explained
by the
tea's caffeine content.
Green
tea extract, rich in
catechins, has thermogenic properties and promotes fat oxidation beyond that explained
by the
tea's caffeine content.
After being absorbed
by the body, the
catechins in the green
tea start to create multiple fat burning reactions, one of which is the release of norepinephrine in the body [1].
(1) Green
tea consumed either as an extract in tablet form (equal to about 400 mg green
tea catechins) has been shown to reduce the incidence of the flu among healthcare workers
by 75 %.
Green
tea and specifically matcha green
tea is consumed
by health - conscious individuals because of the presence of
catechins which are powerful antioxidants that keep the harmful effects of free radicals at bay.
Green
Tea — Rich in catechin polyphenols, green tea is a strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory that stimulates immunity by boosting T - cell production and encouraging macrophage activi
Tea — Rich in
catechin polyphenols, green
tea is a strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory that stimulates immunity by boosting T - cell production and encouraging macrophage activi
tea is a strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory that stimulates immunity
by boosting T - cell production and encouraging macrophage activity.
Green
tea contains fat - blasting compounds known as
catechins, that help you shred belly fat
by boosting the metabolism and accelerating the liver's fat burning capacity.
Common brands of black
tea do contain antioxidants, but
by far the most potent source is green
tea (jasmine
tea) which contains the antioxidant
catechin.
... but one study found that
by mixing green
tea with lemon juice, which is very rich in vitamin C, the bioavailability of the
catechins increased to 80 %.
About 30 percent of green
tea leaves
by weight are flavonols, which are comprised mostly of compounds called
catechins.
Pub Med — Determination of
catechins in matcha green
tea by micellar electrokinetic chromatography.
Green
tea reduces C - reactive protein and green
tea catechins can successfully banish cancer cells,
by slowing metastasis, inhibiting cell proliferation and inducing apoptosis.
Bacteria found in the mouth which harms gums, teeth, and causes periodontal disease and even gastric ulcers can be neutralized
by catechins of green
tea.
I don't know what the answer is to your question about why
tea being impaired
by certain substances such as milk proteins, and yet cocoa
catechins are not impaired.
In fact, according to one study, a person can increase weight loss up to 100 percent
by drinking
catechins from green
tea.
Another study that i latched onto was regarding the use of ascorbic acid vs. citric acid in preserving the
tea catechins» stability; this was however just
by test tube (in vitro), and not tested on human subjects.
The paper explains that these pills were provided
by the National Cancer Institute, but i also did a little more reading on the internet and found that it's made
by a japanese company that makes these pills available to institutions for research (apparently Polyphenon E is the preferred means of studying standardized quantities of
tea catechins, as opposed to extracting the substances from
tea leaves oneself).
The biological processes discussed in Results suggest that taking green
tea catechins fasted with lemon juice should enhance bioavailability
by maintaining low pH in the small intestine and
by maintaining supportive antioxidants (esp.
It's available online free, via google search or at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jf971022g The above study echoes what you've stated, which is that ascorbate appears to help preserve the
tea catechins, presumably in the gut, although we don't know for certain since this was just
by test tube.
You can possibly improve the absorption of the
tea catechins (whether using soy or not)
by adding having some vitamin C & xylitol sweetener with your
tea.
Supplements containing
catechins from green
tea may offer some help, according to a 2008 animal study
by the Kao Corporation.
Asaxanthin's unparalleled ability to fight free radical scavengers is attributed to being 6,000 times stronger than vitamin C, 800 times stronger than CoQ10, 550 times stronger than green
tea catechins and 75 times stronger than alpha lipoic acid (from clinical research
by Nishida Y. / 2007).
Green
tea is about 30 percent polyphenols
by weight, including large amounts of a
catechin called EGCG.