Health Benefits of Green Tea: An Evidence-based Approach

by Yukihiko Hara (Editor), Chung S Yang (Editor), Mamoru Isemura (Editor), Isao Tomita (Editor), R Agnihotri (Contribution by)

Overview

This book provides evidence to support the health-promoting components of green tea for human health. It explores the significance of green tea and its catechins represented by epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), demonstrating their beneficial effects on diseases including cancer, obesity, arteriosclerosis, diabetes, hepatitis, and neurodegenerative diseases. The present status of human studies and avenues for future research are discussed. It is written by a team of experts from across the globe and makes significant Japanese findings available to international researchers. It is an essential resource for researchers interested in the biochemistry and pharmacology of green tea, and functional foods and beverages.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781786392411
Publisher:	CAB International North America
Publication date:	10/25/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	13 MB
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About the Author

Yukihiko Hara is with Tea Solutions, Hara Office Inc., Japan.

Chang S. Yang is with Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University.

Mamoru Isemura is at the University of Shizuoka, Japan.

Isao Tomita is at the University of Shizuoka, Japan.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Overall Perspective
1: Efficacy of Tea in Human Health
2: Characteristics of Japanese Green Tea
3: Research on Tea and Human Health in China and the Contribution to the Development of Chinese Tea Industry
4: Studies on Japanese Scientists on the Health Effects of Green Tea
5: Health Related Studies of Tea in Africa
6: Efficient Synthesis of Catechin Probe and Its Molecular Dynamics
7: Bioavailability and Biotransformation of Tea polyphenols

Part 2: Anti-Cancer Effects
8: Tea Catechins in Cancer Prevention and Therapy- Molecular Mechanism and Human Relevance
9: Green Tea Catechins for the Prevention of Colorectal Tumorigenesis: from Bench to Bed
10: Green Tea Polyphenol EGCG Sensing Receptor
11: Clinical Trials and New Drug Development

Part 3: Effects on Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome and Related Diseases
12: Preventive Effects of Obesity by Green Tea and its Components
13: The Effects of Tea Gallolyl Catechins on the Reduction of Body Fat
14: Protective Effects of Green Tea Catechins on Cardio- and Cerebral Vascular Diseases
15: Preventive Effects on Human Obesity
16: Anti-diabetic Effects

Part 4: Other Health Beneficial Effects of Tea Catechins and other Constituents
17: Impact of Green Tea Catechins on Multi-drug-resistant Bacterial Pathogens
18: Effects of Green Tea on Influenza Infection and the Common Cold
19: Immune Regulatory Effect of Green Tea
20: Protective Effects of Catechins on Hepatitis and Liver Fibrosis
21: Effects of Green Tea Catechins on Aging and Dementia
22: Green Tea in the Protection against Neurodegeneration
23: Effect of High-Molecular-Weight Polyphenol (Mitochondria Activation Factor) Derived from Black Tea and Oolong Tea on Mitochondria Function
24: Effects of Theanine and Other Ingredients of Tea on Stress and Aging
25: Green Tea and Oral Health
26: Radioprotective Effects of Green Tea
27: Effects of Catechins on Intestinal Flora