Category Archives: Catechin

Green Tea May Improve Your Rat’s Memory

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Owning a rat with poor memory is not a common problem. Rats age relatively rapidly and so as their memories decline with advancing years they are already on borrowed time and long-term care is not likely to be a problem. … Continue reading →

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Herbal Weight Loss Synergism

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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Is Chocolate a Weight Loss Food?

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Robert Barrington

The flavan-3-ols are a subgroup of flavonoids. The flavan-3-ols are found as monomeric units in green tea mainly as catechin, epicatechin gallate, epigallocatechin and epigallocatechin gallate. In black tea the main flavan-3-ols are theaflavins and thearubigins. The monomeric flavan-3-ols are … Continue reading →

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Flavan-3-ols And Insulin Resistance

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Flavan-3-ols are a subgroup of flavonoids. Flavan-3-ols are sometimes called catechins as they include the chemicals catechin and epicatechin and their gallate conjugates. Flavan-3-ols are found in high concentrations in tea as monomeric units, and their presence may explain the … Continue reading →

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Cayenne Pepper, Catechins and Caffeine: Fat Burners

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Robert Barrington

A number of herbs have traditionally been used for weight loss. Of these cayenne pepper and green tea are two of the most commonly used. Green tea contains a number of components that may induce weight loss including caffeine and … Continue reading →

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Green Tea Reverses Insulin Resistance

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Caffeine is known to cause a transient increase in the plasma levels of free fatty acids. This likely results from a concomitant increase in plasma levels of adrenaline, which increases the lipolysis rate of adipocytes and thus increases circulating levels … Continue reading →

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Green Tea Fights Fat

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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Black Tea: Beneficial Glycaemic Effects

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Robert Barrington

There is increasing evidence that green tea is beneficial to the health. A large body of scientific studies show possible benefits including protection from cancer, cardiovascular disease and obesity. The health benefits of green tea are thought to originate from … Continue reading →

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Green Tea Reduces Body Fat

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Epidemiological evidence suggests that those who consume relatively large amounts of tea are protected from a number of diseases. This disease protection may relate to the observed fat loss effects of tea, as weight gain increases the risk of many … Continue reading →

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Is Chocolate A Weight Loss Food?

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Robert Barrington
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