Research in people with a range of heart disease risk factors has shown that consuming green tea extract for four weeks can lower blood sugar levels and improve gut health by decreasing inflammation and reducing "gut permeable".
"There is a lot of evidence that greater consumption of green tea is associated with good levels of cholesterol, glucose and triglycerides, but no study has linked its benefits in the intestine with these health factors," says Richard Bruno, lead author of the study and professor of human nutrition at Ohio State University (United States).
"This absorption of products derived from the intestine is believed to be a factor initiating obesity and insulin resistance, which are fundamental for all cardiometabolic disorders. If we can improve the integrity of the intestine and reduce intestinal leaks, the idea is that we will be able to not only alleviate the low-grade inflammation that initiates cardiometabolic disorders, but potentially reverse them.
Research in people with a range of heart disease risk factors has shown that consuming green tea extract for four weeks can lower blood sugar levels and improve gut health by decreasing inflammation and reducing "gut permeable".
"There is a lot of evidence that greater consumption of green tea is associated with good levels of cholesterol, glucose and triglycerides, but no study has linked its benefits in the intestine with these health factors," says Richard Bruno, lead author of the study and professor of human nutrition at Ohio State University (United States).
"This absorption of products derived from the intestine is believed to be a factor initiating obesity and insulin resistance, which are fundamental for all cardiometabolic disorders. If we can improve the integrity of the intestine and reduce intestinal leaks, the idea is that we will be able to not only alleviate the low-grade inflammation that initiates cardiometabolic disorders, but potentially reverse them.
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