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EGCG (Epigallocatechin gallate) Green Tea

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A green tea extract conbitrubtes to significant weight loss, decreaed body mass index and improvements in various biochemical parameters.

Pubmed Data : Altern Med Rev. 2009 Jun;14(2):154-60. PMID: 19594224
Article Published Date : Jun 01, 2009
Authors : Francisco Di Pierro, Anna Borsetto Menghi, Angela Barreca, Maurizio Lucarelli, Andrea Calandrelli
Study Type : Human Study
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Substances : Green Tea : CK(1976) : AC(562)
Diseases : Obesity : CK(3022) : AC(467)
Additional Keywords : Anti-Obesity Agents : CK(487) : AC(108), Plant Extracts : CK(7645) : AC(2539)

Green tea extract is safe and minimally effective in reducing body weight in obese subjects.

Pubmed Data : Clin Nutr. 2008 Jun;27(3):363-70. Epub 2008 May 12. PMID: 18468736
Article Published Date : Jun 01, 2008
Authors : Chung-Hua Hsu, Tung-Hu Tsai, Yung-Hsi Kao, Kung-Chang Hwang, Ting-Yu Tseng, Pesus Chou
Study Type : Human Study
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Substances : Green Tea : CK(1976) : AC(562)
Diseases : Obesity : CK(3022) : AC(467)
Pharmacological Actions : Hypolipidemic : CK(1288) : AC(265)
Additional Keywords : Plant Extracts : CK(7645) : AC(2539)

Green tea extract reduces blood pressure, inflammatory biomarkers, and oxidative stress and improves parameters associated with insulin resistance in obese, hypertensive patients.

Pubmed Data : Nutr Res. 2012 Jun ;32(6):421-7. Epub 2012 Jun 20. PMID: 22749178
Article Published Date : May 31, 2012
Authors : Pawel Bogdanski, Joanna Suliburska, Monika Szulinska, Marta Stepien, Danuta Pupek-Musialik, Anna Jablecka
Study Type : Human Study
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Substances : Green Tea : CK(1976) : AC(562)
Diseases : C-Reactive Protein : CK(1852) : AC(174), Hypertension : CK(2984) : AC(406), Inflammation : CK(3240) : AC(882), Insulin Resistance : CK(1683) : AC(346), Obesity : CK(3022) : AC(467), Oxidative Stress : CK(3871) : AC(1382)
Additional Keywords : Plant Extracts : CK(7645) : AC(2539)

This study shows that a single dose of green tea extract ingested with the test meal may limit the digestion and absorption of dietary starch in humans.

Pubmed Data : Sci Rep. 2015 ;5:12015. Epub 2015 Jul 30. PMID: 26226166
Article Published Date : Dec 31, 2014
Authors : Klaudia Lochocka, Joanna Bajerska, Aleksandra Glapa, Ewa Fidler-Witon, Jan K Nowak, Tomasz Szczapa, Philip Grebowiec, Aleksandra Lisowska, Jaroslaw Walkowiak
Study Type : Human Study
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Substances : Green Tea : CK(1976) : AC(562)
Diseases : Obesity : CK(3022) : AC(467)
Additional Keywords : Anti-Obesity Agents : CK(487) : AC(108), Plant Extracts : CK(7645) : AC(2539)

EGCG supplementation prevents obesity in rodents by reducing adipose tissue mass.

Pubmed Data : Ann Nutr Metab. 2005 Jan-Feb;49(1):54-63. Epub 2005 Feb 25. PMID: 15735368
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2005
Authors : Swen Wolfram, Daniel Raederstorff, Ying Wang, Sandra R Teixeira, Volker Elste, Peter Weber
Study Type : Animal Study
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Substances : Catechin : CK(512) : AC(169), Green Tea : CK(1976) : AC(562)
Diseases : Obesity : CK(3022) : AC(467)
Pharmacological Actions : Anti-Adipogenic : CK(110) : AC(52), Antioxidants : CK(7529) : AC(2682)
Additional Keywords : Anti-Obesity Agents : CK(487) : AC(108)

EGCG enhances fat oxidation in men and may contribute to the anti-obesity effects of green tea.

Pubmed Data : J Biol Chem. 2010 Oct 22;285(43):33520-8. Epub 2010 Aug 18. PMID: 17906192
Article Published Date : Oct 22, 2010
Authors : Michael Boschmann, Frank Thielecke
Study Type : Human Study
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Substances : EGCG (Epigallocatechin gallate) : CK(1956) : AC(314)
Diseases : Obesity : CK(3022) : AC(467), Overweight : CK(3320) : AC(544)
Pharmacological Actions : Thermogenic : CK(57) : AC(9)

Green tea (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate reduces body weight with regulation of multiple genes expression in adipose tissue of diet-induced obese mice.

Pubmed Data : Ann Nutr Metab. 2009;54(2):151-7. Epub 2009 Apr 22. PMID: 19390166
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2009
Authors : Mak-Soon Lee, Chong-Tai Kim, Yangha Kim
Study Type : Animal Study
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Substances : Catechin : CK(512) : AC(169), Green Tea : CK(1976) : AC(562)
Diseases : Obesity : CK(3022) : AC(467), Overweight : CK(3320) : AC(544)
Pharmacological Actions : Anti-Adipogenic : CK(110) : AC(52)
Additional Keywords : Anti-Obesity Agents : CK(487) : AC(108)

CCGG stimulated lipid metabolism in HED-induced obese rats, which is attributable to fat mobilization from adipose tissue.

Pubmed Data : BMC Complement Altern Med. 2016 ;16(1):100. Epub 2016 Mar 12. PMID: 26968378
Article Published Date : Dec 31, 2015
Authors : Chi-Chang Huang, Yu-Tang Tung, Wen-Ching Huang, Yi-Ming Chen, Yi-Ju Hsu, Mei-Chich Hsu
Study Type : Animal Study
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Substances : Cocoa : CK(522) : AC(77), Coffee : CK(797) : AC(103), Garcinia Mangostana : CK(9) : AC(1), Green Tea : CK(1976) : AC(562)
Diseases : Obesity : CK(3022) : AC(467)
Pharmacological Actions : Anticholesteremic Agents : CK(1244) : AC(230)
Additional Keywords : Anti-Obesity Agents : CK(487) : AC(108), Dose Response : CK(1056) : AC(408)

Obese rats treated with green tea showed a significant reduction in indicators of obesity such as hyperlipidemia, fat synthesis, body weight, and fat depots.

Pubmed Data : Eur J Nutr. 2015 Sep 11. Epub 2015 Sep 11. PMID: 26361764
Article Published Date : Sep 10, 2015
Authors : Andréa Rocha, Anaysa Paola Bolin, Claudia Andrea Lima Cardoso, Rosemari Otton
Study Type : Animal Study
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Substances : Green Tea : CK(1976) : AC(562), Polyphenols : CK(931) : AC(335)
Diseases : Hyperlipidemia : CK(670) : AC(155), Obesity : CK(3022) : AC(467)
Additional Keywords : Anti-Obesity Agents : CK(487) : AC(108)

These observations thus demonstrated anti-adipogenic effect of EGCG with a possibility of its role in the therapeutic intervention of obesity.

Pubmed Data : J Stem Cells Regen Med. 2016 ;12(1):16-24. Epub 2016 May 30. PMID: 27397998
Article Published Date : Dec 31, 2015
Authors : Baldeep Chani, Veena Puri, Ranbir Chander Sobti, Sanjeev Puri
Study Type : In Vitro Study
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Substances : EGCG (Epigallocatechin gallate) : CK(1956) : AC(314)
Diseases : Obesity : CK(3022) : AC(467)
Pharmacological Actions : Anti-Adipogenic : CK(110) : AC(52)
Additional Keywords : Anti-Obesity Agents : CK(487) : AC(108), Gene Expression Regulation : CK(431) : AC(214)

Twelve weeks of EGCG and resveratrol supplementation increased mitochondrial capacity and stimulated fat oxidation.

Pubmed Data : Am J Clin Nutr. 2016 May 18. Epub 2016 May 18. PMID: 27194304
Article Published Date : May 17, 2016
Authors : Jasper Most, Silvie Timmers, Ines Warnke, Johan We Jocken, Mark van Boekschoten, Philip de Groot, Igor Bendik, Patrick Schrauwen, Gijs H Goossens, Ellen E Blaak
Study Type : Human Study
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Substances : EGCG (Epigallocatechin gallate) : CK(1956) : AC(314), Resveratrol : CK(1283) : AC(746)
Diseases : Obesity : CK(3022) : AC(467)
Additional Keywords : Anti-Obesity Agents : CK(487) : AC(108)

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