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A mixture of extracts of black and green teas and mulberry leaf did not reduce weight gain in rats fed a high-fat diet.(Original Research)
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Alternative Medicine Review
- Article date:
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March 1, 2008
- Author:
- Fallon, Elizabeth; Zhong, Litao; Furne, Julie K.; Levitt, Michael D.
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Abstract
Tea extracts are used in many over-the-counter preparations claiming to promote weight loss. The rationale for this usage includes reports that green tea extract increases thermogenesis, and extracts of green and black tea and mulberry leaf inhibit the digestion/absorption of carbohydrate and fat. The investigators in this study tested the potential of increasing doses of a mixture of three extracts (50-percent black tea, 20-percent green tea, and 30-percent mulberry) to induce weight loss, steatorrhea, and blood lipid alterations in rats ingesting a high-fat diet, ad lib. The mixture was incorporated into chow in quantities of 0.5-, 3.0-, and 6.0 percent by ...