• Revista Brasileira de Nutrição Funcional – 2017 – edição 69

    Iniciamos mais um ano com intensa atualização científica para nossos leitores. Nesta nova edição, traremos temas de grande interesse na prática clínica e esportiva. Na área clínica, uma abordagem de alta relevância sobre o manejo nutricional da dor reumatológica, mostrando estratégias baseadas na nutrição funcional para a redução dessa sintomatologia tão frequente e debilitante nesses pacientes. Na área esportiva, uma revisão ...
  • Chá verde e efeitos à saúde – Artigo 07

    Green tea consumption and cause-specific mortality: Results from two prospective cohort studies in China Green tea is one of the most widely consumed beverages in Asia. While a possible protective role of green tea against various chronic diseases has been suggested in experimental studies, evidence from human studies remains controversial. Methods: We conducted this study using data from Shanghai Men's Health Study (SMHS) and Shanghai W...
  • Chá verde e efeitos à saúde – Artigo 20

    White tea (Camellia sinensis) inhibits proliferation of the colon cancer cell line, HT-29, activates caspases and protects DNA of normal cells against oxidative damage Tea (Camellia sinensis) is one of the most consumed beverages in the world. White tea is made from the buds and young leaves of the tea plant which are steamed and dried, whilst undergoing minimal oxidation. The MTT assay was used to test the extract on the effect of the ...
  • Chá verde e efeitos à saúde – Artigo 19

    The safety of green tea extract supplementation in postmenopausal women at risk for breast cancer: results of the Minnesota Green Tea Trial Green tea is one of the world’s most popular beverages and has been associated with a number of health benefits, including prevention of obesity (Huang et al. 2014), cardiovascular disease (Hodgson and Croft 2010), neurodegenerative diseases (Andrade and Assuncao 2012), and several site-specific cancers, ...
  • Chá verde e efeitos à saúde – Artigo 18

    The Natural Polyphenol Epigallocatechin Gallate Protects Intervertebral Disc Cells from Oxidative Stress Oxidative stress-related phenotypic changes and a decline in the number of viable cells are crucial contributors to intervertebral disc degeneration. The polyphenol epigallocatechin 3-gallate (EGCG) can interfere with painful disc degeneration by reducing inflammation, catabolism, and pain. In this study, we hypothesized that EGCG ...
  • Chá verde e efeitos à saúde – Artigo 17

    Preventive Effects of a Major Component of Green Tea, Epigallocathechin-3-Gallate, on Hepatitis-B Virus DNA Replication Background: Hepatitis B virus infection is one of the major world health problems. Epigallocatechin-3 gallate is the major component of the polyphenolic fraction of green tea and it has an anti-viral, anti-mutagenic, antitumorigenic, anti-angiogenic, anti-proliferative, and/or pro-apoptotic effects on mammalian cells. In ...
  • Chá verde e efeitos à saúde – Artigo 16

    Preparation of catechin extracts and nanoemulsions from green tea leaf waste and their inhibition effect on prostate cancer cell PC-3 Green tea is one of the most commonly consumed natural health beverages in Taiwan’s market, with the major functional component catechin being shown to possess several biological activities such as antioxidation, anticancer, and prevention of cardiovascular disease. The objectives of this study were to develop ...
  • Chá verde e efeitos à saúde – Artigo 15

    Oral epigallocatechin-3-gallate for treatment of dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa: a multicentre, randomized, crossover, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial Recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB) is a rare genodermatosis with severe blistering. No curative treatment is available. Scientific data indicated that epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), a green tea extract, might improve the phenotype of RDEB patients. In a ...