The potential role of green tea catechins in the prevention of the metabolic syndrome – A review

Diagnosis and Management of the Metabolic Syndrome

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2005 • 5,005 citations

Obesity and the risk of myocardial infarction in 27 000 participants from 52 countries: a case-control study

2005 • 2,821 citations

Tea Catechins and Polyphenols: Health Effects, Metabolism, and Antioxidant Functions

2003 • 1,796 citations

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2006 • 1,787 citations

Increasing Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome Among U.S. Adults

2004 • 1,525 citations

Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome Defined by the International Diabetes Federation Among Adults in the U.S.

2005 • 1,192 citations

The chemistry of tea flavonoids

1997 • 1,109 citations

Efficacy of a green tea extract rich in catechin polyphenols and caffeine in increasing 24-h energy expenditure and fat oxidation in humans

1999 • 929 citations

Epidemiologic and economic consequences of the global epidemics of obesity and diabetes

2006 • 883 citations

Green Tea Consumption and Mortality Due to Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer, and All Causes in Japan

2006 • 736 citations

A Review of the Health Effects of Green Tea Catechins in In Vivo Animal Models

2004 • 590 citations

A Green Tea Extract High in Catechins Reduces Body Fat and Cardiovascular Risks in Humans

2007 • 507 citations

Analysis of plasma and urinary tea polyphenols in human subjects.

1995 • 503 citations

Ingestion of a tea rich in catechins leads to a reduction in body fat and malondialdehyde-modified LDL in men

2005 • 467 citations

Determination of Tea Components with Antioxidant Activity

2003 • 451 citations

The Relationship between Green Tea and Total Caffeine Intake and Risk for Self-Reported Type 2 Diabetes among Japanese Adults

2006 • 446 citations

Green tea and thermogenesis: interactions between catechin-polyphenols, caffeine and sympathetic activity

2000 • 436 citations

Anti‐obesity effects of green tea: From bedside to bench

2006 • 428 citations

Effects of Tea Consumption on Nutrition and Health

2000 • 425 citations

Cross sectional study of effects of drinking green tea on cardiovascular and liver diseases

1995 • 422 citations

Preventive effects of drinking green tea on cancer and cardiovascular disease: Epidemiological evidence for multiple targeting prevention

2000 • 416 citations

Epigallocatechin gallate attenuates diet-induced obesity in mice by decreasing energy absorption and increasing fat oxidation

2005 • 415 citations

Effect of EGCG on lipid absorption and plasma lipid levels in rats

2003 • 393 citations

Green Tea Polyphenols Block Endotoxin-Induced Tumor Necrosis Factor-Production and Lethality in a Murine Model

1998 • 390 citations

Green Tea Polyphenols Inhibit the Sodium-Dependent Glucose Transporter of Intestinal Epithelial Cells by a Competitive Mechanism

2000 • 381 citations

EGCG, a green tea polyphenol, improves endothelial function and insulin sensitivity, reduces blood pressure, and protects against myocardial I/R injury in SHR

2007 • 367 citations

Cell signaling pathways in the neuroprotective actions of the green tea polyphenol (‐)‐epigallocatechin‐3‐gallate: implications for neurodegenerative diseases

2004 • 356 citations

A single dose of tea with or without milk increases plasma antioxidant activity in humans

2000 • 353 citations

Neutrophil Restraint by Green Tea: Inhibition of Inflammation, Associated Angiogenesis, and Pulmonary Fibrosis

2003 • 332 citations

Body Weight Loss and Weight Maintenance in Relation to Habitual Caffeine Intake and Green Tea Supplementation

2005 • 329 citations

α-Glucosidase Inhibitory Profile of Catechins and Theaflavins

2006 • 320 citations

Tea, obesity, and diabetes

2006 • 319 citations

Recent findings of green tea extract AR25 (Exolise) and its activity for the treatment of obesity

2002 • 310 citations

Effect of green tea on blood glucose levels and serum proteomic patterns in diabetic (db/db) mice and on glucose metabolism in healthy humans.

2004 • 308 citations

Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate Is Absorbed but Extensively Glucuronidated Following Oral Administration to Mice

2003 • 295 citations

Green tea extract ingestion, fat oxidation, and glucose tolerance in healthy humans

2008 • 278 citations

Tea flavonoids and cardiovascular diseases: A review

1997 • 277 citations

Bioavailability of catechins from tea: the effect of milk

1998 • 276 citations

The Protective Effect of Habitual Tea Consumption on Hypertension

2004 • 259 citations

Effect of green tea extract on obese women: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial

2008 • 252 citations

Antiangiogenic properties of natural polyphenols from red wine and green tea

2005 • 252 citations

Protective effect of green tea on the risks of chronic gastritis and stomach cancer

2001 • 243 citations

Green Tea Inhibits Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Induction in Human Breast Cancer Cells

2002 • 242 citations

Effects of green tea on weight maintenance after body-weight loss

2004 • 242 citations

The role of tea and tea flavonoids in cardiovascular health

2006 • 235 citations

Green tea extracts decrease carcinogen‐induced mammary tumor burden in rats and rate of breast cancer cell proliferation in culture

2001 • 226 citations

Chemopreventive potential of epigallocatechin gallate and genistein: evidence from epidemiological and laboratory studies

2004 • 205 citations

TEAVIGO<sup>TM</sup> (Epigallocatechin Gallate) Supplementation Prevents Obesity in Rodents by Reducing Adipose Tissue Mass

2005 • 204 citations

Green tea extract improves running endurance in mice by stimulating lipid utilization during exercise

2006 • 202 citations

Effectiveness of green tea on weight reduction in obese Thais: A randomized, controlled trial

2007 • 199 citations

Green tea extract (AR25®) inhibits lipolysis of triglycerides in gastric and duodenal medium in vitro

2000 • 199 citations

Effects of encapsulated green tea and Guarana extracts containing a mixture of epigallocatechin-3-gallate and caffeine on 24 h energy expenditure and fat oxidation in men

2005 • 198 citations

Green Tea Polyphenols and Cancer Chemoprevention: Multiple Mechanisms and Endpoints for Phase II Trials

2004 • 197 citations

Oolong Tea Increases Metabolic Rate and Fat Oxidation in Men

2001 • 196 citations

A New Function of Green Tea: Prevention of Lifestyle‐related Diseases

2001 • 196 citations

All teas are not created equal

2005 • 191 citations

The Effects of Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate on Thermogenesis and Fat Oxidation in Obese Men: A Pilot Study

2007 • 188 citations

Reduction of Blood Glucose Levels by Tea Catechin

1993 • 185 citations

No Effect of Consumption of Green and Black Tea on Plasma Lipid and Antioxidant Levels and on LDL Oxidation in Smokers

1998 • 184 citations

Green, oolong and black tea extracts modulate lipid metabolism in hyperlipidemia rats fed high-sucrose diet

2001 • 182 citations

Randomized controlled trial for an effect of green tea-extract powder supplementation on glucose abnormalities

2007 • 172 citations

Effects of green tea consumption on inflammation, insulin resistance and pulse wave velocity in type 2 diabetes patients

2005 • 168 citations

Randomized Controlled Trial for an Effect of Green Tea Consumption on Insulin Resistance and Inflammation Markers

2005 • 167 citations

Antihyperglycemic Effect of Oolong Tea in Type 2 Diabetes

2003 • 160 citations

Method for determining the content of catechins in tea infusions by high-performance liquid chromatography

1998 • 158 citations

Relationship among Habitual Tea Consumption, Percent Body Fat, and Body Fat Distribution

2003 • 158 citations

Inhibition of human LDL lipid peroxidation by phenol-rich beverages and their impact on plasma total antioxidant capacity in humans

2000 • 155 citations

Antimitogenic effect of green tea (−)-epigallocatechin gallate on 3T3-L1 preadipocytes depends on the ERK and Cdk2 pathways

2005 • 143 citations

Relation between Green Tea Consumption and the Severity of Coronary Atherosclerosis among Japanese Men and Women

2000 • 139 citations

Effect of Green Tea Consumption on Endothelial Function and Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Chronic Smokers

2006 • 126 citations

Green tea catechin, epigallocatechin‐3‐gallate, inhibits vascular endothelial growth factor angiogenic signaling by disrupting the formation of a receptor complex

2005 • 125 citations

Green tea reduces body fat accretion caused by high-fat diet in rats through β-adrenoceptor activation of thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue

2003 • 125 citations

Protective role of tea catechins against oxidation‐induced damage of type 2 diabetic erythrocytes

2005 • 124 citations

Effects of Green Tea Intake on the Development of Coronary Artery Disease

2004 • 123 citations

Effects of Chinese Green Tea on Weight, and Hormonal and Biochemical Profiles in Obese Patients With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome—A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial

2005 • 120 citations

Tea catechins inhibit cholesterol oxidation accompanying oxidation of low density lipoprotein in vitro

2001 • 118 citations

Effect of a Thermogenic Beverage on 24‐Hour Energy Metabolism in Humans

2007 • 117 citations

Metabolic effects of green tea and of phases of weight loss

2005 • 110 citations

Anti‐obesity actions of green tea: Possible involvements in modulation of the glucose uptake system and suppression of the adipogenesis‐related transcription factors

2004 • 105 citations

Possible contribution of green tea drinking habits to the prevention of stroke.

1989 • 103 citations

Exercise and Green Tea Extract Stimulate Fat Oxidation and Prevent Obesity in Mice

2005 • 101 citations

Coffee consumption and glucose tolerance status in middle-aged Japanese men

2004 • 96 citations

An extract of black, green, and mulberry teas causes malabsorption of carbohydrate but not of triacylglycerol in healthy volunteers

2006 • 96 citations

Powdered green tea has antilipogenic effect on Zucker rats fed a high‐fat diet

2003 • 89 citations

Tea Consumption and Cardiovascular Disease: Effects on Endothelial Function

2003 • 89 citations

Anti-obesity Effects of Tea Catechins in Humans.

2001 • 86 citations

Green tea consumption enhances survival of epithelial ovarian cancer

2004 • 86 citations

Oolong tea increases energy metabolism in Japanese females.

2003 • 80 citations

Tea Catechins with a Galloyl Moiety Reduce Body Weight and Fat

2005 • 74 citations

PASSCLAIM1?Body weight regulation, insulin sensitivity and diabetes risk

2004 • 60 citations

Effects of Combination of Regular Exercise and Tea Catechins Intake on Energy Expenditure in Humans

2005 • 59 citations

Green tea polyphenols inhibit human vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation stimulated by native low-density lipoprotein

2002 • 50 citations

Acute Effect of Black and Green Tea on Aortic Stiffness and Wave Reflections

2006 • 49 citations

Inhibition of Endothelial Cell Mediated Low-Density Lipoprotein Oxidation by Green Tea Extracts

1998 • 46 citations

Arterial compliance and endothelial function

2007 • 40 citations

Preventive effects of green tea catechins on spontaneous stroke in rats.

2007 • 35 citations

The effects of green tea ingestion over four weeks on atherosclerotic markers

2005 • 35 citations

Inhibitory effects of purified green tea epicatechins on contraction and proliferation of arterial smooth muscle cells.

2000 • 24 citations

Dietary green tea intake preserves and improves arterial compliance and endothelial function

2003 • 10 citations

The Caffeine Content of Some Beverages With a Review of Intake from this Source

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