Oral L-theanine administration promotes fat browning and prevents obesity in mice fed high-fat diet associated with the modulation of gut microbiota

L-theanine (LTh), a unique nonproteinic amino acid of tea, is known to possess beneficial effects on diet-induced obesity. This study aimed to evaluate whether orally administrated LTh could improve the adaptive thermogenesis of high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obese mice through regulating the compositi...

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Main Authors: Jia He, Jun Chen, Qin He, Shuo Li, Li Jian, Fei Xie, Chao Dong, Guangyi Bai, Zirui Wang, Tiande Zou, Jinming You
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464621001250