Category Archives: Catechin

The Benefits of Chocolate Without the Sugar

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Chocolate is manufactured from the cocoa bean through a process of cleaning, roasting and deshelling. Chocolate has been revered by humans as a medicinal food since early civilisation, and modern science attests to its healing properties. The healing properties of … Continue reading →

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Flavonoids And Type 2 Diabetes

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Plant foods are good for the health. This is well established in the nutritional literature. What is not well established is the reason for the protective effects of plants in human nutrition. Plant foods comprise of complex tissues that contain … Continue reading →

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Green Tea Alternatives

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Robert Barrington
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The Beneficial Glycaemic Effects of Green Tea

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Animal and human studies suggest that green tea has particular fat loss effects beyond its caffeine content. These effects have been attributed largely to its content of flavan-3-ols (catechins) and L-theanine. The former belongs to a group of phytochemicals called … Continue reading →

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Five Easy Health Foods

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Robert Barrington
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Brew Your Own Darjeeling and Oolong tea

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Green tea is made by steaming the leaves of the camelia sinensis plant. This produces a decoction that retains much of the original flavonoid content of the plant. As tea leaves are rich in catechins, the composition of green tea … Continue reading →

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Green Tea Catechins and Glycaemic Control

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Green tea (Camelia sinensis) has been shown to have weight loss effects in both animal and human studies. The exact reason for the anti-obesity effects of green tea are not known, but have been traditionally attributed to the caffeine content … Continue reading →

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Tea Causes Weight Loss: Syngergism

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Robert Barrington

  Green tea causes weight loss, and this may explain the health benefits associated with its consumption. To date, most research investigating the anti-obesity effects of tea has focused on the polyphenol and caffeine content. Both green, black and oolong … Continue reading →

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Black Tea: Milk, No Sugar

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Epidemiological evidence suggest that tea is protective of cancer and cardiovascular disease. However, in general, studies show a more consistent health effect for green tea compared to black tea, suggesting that nuances exist between their physiological effects. The chemical composition … Continue reading →

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Tea and Gut Cancer

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Tea is a decoction of leaves from the plant Camellia sinensis. Steaming the leaves, as in green tea preparation, maintains much of the original flavonoid content of the plant, which includes high concentrations of catechins (flavan-3-ols). In contrast, black tea … Continue reading →

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