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Catechins, especially (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG)

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Known as Camellia Sinensis green tea offers various thermogenic properties based on research done by several universities (citation needed). Thermogenesis is the method by which the body will burn fat. Green tea leaf, rich in molecular cleansing and anti-inflammatory catechins, mainly epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), is proven to reduce surrogate markers of vascular disease and lipid peroxidation, particularly LDL oxidation and malondialdehyde concentrations, in several in vitro, animal, and limited clinical studies. Green tea catechins, especially (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), appear to have antiobesity and antidiabetic benefits.

Lipid peroxidation Anthropometrics, blood pressure, fasting glucose and lipids, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)-based lipid particle size, safety parameters, biomarkers of oxidative stress (oxidized low-density lipoprotein [LDL], myeloperoxidase [MPO], malondialdehyde and hydroxynonenals [MDA and HNE]), and free catechins were analyzed at screen and at 4 and 8 weeks of the study. A popular diet and increasingly consumed beverage, this research looks at whether the active properties of green tea have beneficial affects on fat loss and other bodily functions such as cardiovascular, metabolic and brain improvement....