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Improvement of obesity phenotype by Chinese sweet leaf tea (Rubus suavissimus) components in high-fat diet-induced obese rats.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry - 12 Jan 2011
Koh Gar Yee, McCutcheon Kathleen, Zhang Fang, Liu Dong, Cartwright Carrie A, Martin Roy, Yang Peiying, Liu Zhijun
Abstract excerpt
Drinking an herbal tea to lose weight is a well-liked concept. This study was designed to examine the possible improvement of obesity phenotype by a new tea represented by its purified components, gallic acid, ellagic acid, and rubusoside (GER). Male obese-prone SD rats were given low-fat diet, high-fat diet, or high-fat diet plus GER at the dose of 0.22 g/kg of body weight for 9 weeks. GER significantly reduced...
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