Oolong tea extract alleviates weight gain in high-fat diet-induced obese rats by regulating lipid metabolism and modulating gut microbiota
Yen‐Chen Tung, Zhi-Rong Liang, Meei‐Ju Yang, Chi‐Tang Ho, Min‐Hsiung Pan
Abstract
compared with the HFD group. All these results show that OTE can alleviate weight gain by regulating lipid metabolism and modulating the distribution of the gut microbiota to decrease lipid accumulation in adipose tissue.
Topics & Concepts
ThermogeninGut floraLipid metabolismFatty acid synthaseEpigallocatechin gallateChemistryEndocrinologyInternal medicineAdipose tissueObesityCoactivatorFood scienceBiochemistryThermogenesisBiologyMedicineTranscription factorPolyphenolAntioxidantGeneTea Polyphenols and EffectsAdipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic DiseasesExercise and Physiological Responses