Category Archives: Green Tea

How do Green Tea Catechins Cause Weight Loss?

Posted on September 2, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Green tea is a drink that is associated with weight loss in humans and animals. This weight loss is often attributed to the caffeine present in tea, and this may be a significant factor. However, green tea is also rich … Continue reading →

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Nutrition for Eye Health

Posted on July 31, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Nutrition can play an important role in the health of the eyes. Damage to the eyes can occur over the lifetime of the individual and one of the main drivers of eye disease is free radical generation, which can in … Continue reading →

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L-Theanine: Hormonal Effects

Posted on June 10, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Evidence suggests that green tea can inhibit steroidogenesis and may decrease testosterone levels in rats. However, it is not clear if this effect is common to humans, or whether there are special considerations regarding the methods of the studies that … Continue reading →

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Can Green Tea Increase Equol Production

Posted on May 10, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Equol is a degradation product of the isoflavone daidzein. Daidzen is degraded to equol in the gut of humans under the influence of a number of bacteria. Current evidence suggests that equol may have health effects that include protection from … Continue reading →

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Tea (Camellia sinensis) and Anxiety

Posted on April 18, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Tea (Camellia sinensis) has a large body of research supporting its various health effects. These effects relate to the presence of a number of different phytochemicals within tea including flavonoids, the amino acid L-theanine and a number of methylxanthines including … Continue reading →

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The Antimicrobial Effects of Tea Polyphenols

Posted on December 8, 2023 by Robert Barrington

Black tea with milk has incredible calming properties that make it an ideal drink during periods of stress. Being ill with a microbiological infection is a significant stress on a human body and tea is a drink that is often … Continue reading →

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Fructose Absorption

Posted on October 19, 2023 by Robert Barrington

Fructose in its refined crystalline form is detrimental to the healthy because it can cause the development of insulin resistance, obesity and diabetes, and their associated health problems. Fructose is absorbed from the gut by the intestinal GLUT5 transporter in … Continue reading →

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Are Green Tea Capsules Worth the Money?

Posted on May 18, 2023 by Robert Barrington

Green tea has been shown to provide significant health benefits to those that consume it regularly. Green tea is the leaf of the Camellia sinensis plant, and to prepare it the leaves are picked and dried. Once dry they are … Continue reading →

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Not All Tea is Created Equally

Posted on December 1, 2022 by Robert Barrington

Tea is generally evidenced to be a healthy drink. Tea is thought to confer beneficial health effects on those who consume it regularly because of the phytochemicals it contains, and this includes a range of antioxidants including catechins and tannins, … Continue reading →

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The Antioxidant Effects of Green Tea

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Robert Barrington

Green tea is a decoction made from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. Green tea has been extensively researched for its phytochemical content and its health effects. Green tea is a source of catechin flavonoids, and it is these … Continue reading →

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