A Single Oral Administration of Theaflavins Increases Energy Expenditure and the Expression of Metabolic Genes.

Theaflavins are polyphenols found in black tea, whose physiological activities are not well understood. This study on mice evaluated the influence of a single oral administration of theaflavins on energy metabolism by monitoring the initial metabolic changess in skeletal muscle and brown adipose tis...

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Main Authors: Naoto Kudo, Yasunori Arai, Yoshitomo Suhara, Takeshi Ishii, Tsutomu Nakayama, Naomi Osakabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4574049?pdf=render