04/02/2019 / By Michelle Simmons
Drinking tea is common in Asian countries, either for health or for pleasure. In a study published in the journal Food Science and Human Wellness, a team of researchers from the National Taiwan University and the University of Florida found that oolong tea extracts could greatly help in losing weight and preventing obesity.
Tea, such as green tea, black tea, and oolong tea, is loaded with polyphenol compounds, such as epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), epigallocatechin, epicatechin gallate (ECG), epicatechin (EC), caffeine, and gallic acid. The drink has been shown to possess many biological activities, such as alleviating metabolic syndrome and fatty liver. Earlier studies have also shown that tea exhibited anti-obesity effects. (Related: Oolong tea: Why it’s good for you.)
For the study, the research team looked at whether the extract of oolong tea and its metabolites from Andraca theae, a common tea pest, could prevent obesity in high-fat diet fed rats. To do this, they treated the rats with either oolong tea extract or Andraca theae metabolites once a day for six weeks.
Based on the results, the treatment of oolong tea extract dramatically decreased abdominal fat. In addition, the research team found that the extract of oolong tea contained higher concentrations of EGCG and caffeine than that from Andraca theae metabolites. From these findings, the team concludes that oolong tea extract can help prevent fat buildup in high-fat-diet-induced obese rats because of its high contents of ECGC and caffeine.
Similar to green tea and black tea, oolong tea is made from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. However, they are processed differently. Oolong tea is fermented and allowed to partially oxidize, while green tea is not. Black tea is fully fermented and oxidized, giving it its black color.
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Drinking oolong tea provides these health benefits:
For centuries, oolong tea has been consumed and drinking up to 10 cups of it each day is generally considered to be safe.
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