The journal of Nutritional Biochemistry has published the work of a team of researchers led by Professor Richard Bruno of the University of Ohio.
The study is dedicated to identifying new health benefits of green tea.
It was previously known that this drink is useful, in particular, to combat insomnia, to improve memory, as well as to prevent the development of cancer.
This time, the effect of tea on preventing obesity, improving the intestinal microflora, and especially on the permeability of the walls of the intestinal tract (which affects the entry of toxins into the blood) was analyzed.
The experiments were carried out on mice for 8 weeks.
The share of green tea extract in the total food volume was 2%, which reduced the likelihood of obesity by 20%. Other indicators also improved. This amount of extract corresponds to 10 cups of green tea per day for a person.
Now research will be carried out on humans, since the correlation between the extract and green leafy tea is not clear - whether they have the same effect on the body. Although researchers believe the extract is more effective.