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  • Chá verde e efeitos à saúde – Artigo 14

     Mechanisms of Body Weight Reduction and Metabolic Syndrome Alleviation by Tea Tea, a popular beverage made from leaves of the plant Camellia sinensis, has been shown to reduce body weight, alleviate metabolic syndrome, and prevent diabetes and cardiovascular diseases in animal models and humans. Such beneficial effects have generally been observed in most human studies when the level of tea consumption was 3 to 4 cups (600–900 mg tea catech...
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  • Chá verde e efeitos à saúde – Artigo 13

     Mate and Tea Intake, Dietary Antioxidants and Risk of Breast Cancer: a Case-Control Study Recently, we reported an inverse association between high ‘mate’ intake (infusion of Ilex paraguariensis herb, a staple beverage in temperate South America) and breast cancer (BC) risk. Stronger inverse associations were found in high strata of tea, vegetable, fruit and energy intakes, and in overweight/obese women, suggesting possible roles for ...
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  • Chá verde e efeitos à saúde – Artigo 12

     Long-Term Supplementation of Green Tea Extract Does Not Modify Adiposity or Bone Mineral Density in a Randomized Trial of Overweight and Obese Postmenopausal Women Abstract Background: Green tea extract (GTE) consumption has been linked to favorable changes in adiposity and bone mineral density (BMD), although it is unknown if these effects are due to green tea catechins or caffeine. The catechol-Omethyltransferase (COMT) genotype may ...
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  • Chá verde e efeitos à saúde – Artigo 11

     Long-Term Green Tea Supplementation Does Not Change the Human Gut Microbiota Background Green tea catechins may play a role in body weight regulation through interactions with the gut microbiota. Aim We examined whether green tea supplementation for 12 weeks induces changes in composition of the human gut microbiota. Methods 58 Caucasian men and women were included in a randomized, placebo-controlled design. For 12 weeks, subjects ...
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  • Chá verde e efeitos à saúde – Artigo 10

     Long-Term Green Tea Extract Supplementation Does Not Affect Fat Absorption, Resting Energy Expenditure, and Body Composition in Adults Background: Green tea (GT) extract may play a role in body weight regulation. Suggested mechanisms are decreased fat absorption and increased energy expenditure. Objective:We examined whether GT supplementation for 12 wk has beneficial effects on weight control via a reduction in dietary lipid absorption as ...
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  • Chá verde e efeitos à saúde – Artigo 09

     Green tea influences intestinal assimilation of lipids in humans: a pilot study OBJECTIVE: Many data show that green tea (GT) consumption has a beneficial effect on human health, including antiinflammatory, antibacterial and anticarcinogenic activities. However, there are no data on the effect of long-term GT intake on lipid assimilation not related to luminal processes. Therefore, in the present study, we aimed to assess the impact ...
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  • Chá verde e efeitos à saúde – Artigo 08

     Green tea extract and its major constituent epigallocatechin-3-gallate inhibit growth and halitosis-related properties of Solobacterium moorei that has been associated with halitosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of green tea extract and its major constituent epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) on growth and several halitosis-related properties of S. moorei. Methods: A microplate dilution assay was used to determine ...
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  • Chá verde e efeitos à saúde – Artigo 06

     Epigallocatechin Gallate Nanodelivery Systems for Cancer Therapy Cancer is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality all over the world. Conventional treatments, such as chemotherapy, are generally expensive, highly toxic and lack efficiency. Cancer chemoprevention using phytochemicals is emerging as a promising approach for the treatment of early carcinogenic processes. ()-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) is the major bioact...
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