Antiobesity and lipid lowering effects of theaflavins on high-fat diet induced obese rats

Antiobesity and lipid lowering effects of theaflavins on high-fat diet induced obese rats

Theaflavins are major polyphenols in black tea. This study investigated antiobesity and lipid lowering effects of black tea extract (BTE), a highly purified theaflavins mixture (TFs, 83.84%) and theaflavin (TF1, 93.25%) on high-fat diet (HFD) induced obese rats. The body weight was slightly reduced...

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Main Authors: Duiyan Jin, Yi Xu, Xin Mei, Qing Meng, Ying Gao, Bo Li, Youying Tu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-07-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
Subjects:
Theaflavins
Antiobesity
Insulin sensitivity
Leptin
Hepatic lipase
Superoxide dismutase
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464613000807

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