Acute neurocognitive effects of epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG)

Scholey, Andrew; Downey, Luke A.; Ciorciari, Joseph; Pipingas, Andrew; Nolidin, Karen; Finn, Melissa; Wines, Melissa; Catchlove, Sarah; Terrens, Alirra; Barlow, Emma; Gordon, Leanne; Stough, Con

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2011.11.016

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“…Typically, a cup of tea contains 35-61 mg caffeine and 4.5-22.5 mg theanine. Other ingredients in tea, such as the green tea polyphenol epigallocatechin-3gallate (EGCG), have been ascribed certain neuroprotective effects (12), but acute effects on performance measures have not been found (13).…”

Section: Acute Effects Of Tea Ingredients On Attentionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Acute effects of tea consumption on attention and mood

Einöther¹,

Martens²

2013

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

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Tea has historically been associated with mood and performance benefits, such as relaxation and concentration. This review summarizes the research on the acute effects of tea, and its ingredients theanine and caffeine, on attention and mood. Consistent with abundant research on the benefits of caffeine, the performance benefits of tea were identified in a number of studies, with particularly consistent evidence for improved attention. Tea consumption also consistently improved self-reported alertness and arousal, whereas effects on pleasure or relaxation were less consistent. In addition to the research on caffeine in real-life performance, 2 recent studies have provided a broader perspective on tea's effects on psychological function in that they showed beneficial effects in related areas such as work performance and creativity. These studies showed the validity of laboratory findings by supporting the idea that tea consumption has acute benefits on both mood and performance in real-life situations.

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Section: Acute Effects Of Tea Ingredients On Attentionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Acute effects of tea consumption on attention and mood

Einöther¹,

Martens²

2013

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

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“…EGCG treatment also induced significant changes in plasma homocysteine levels (De la Torre et al 2014). Similarly, EGCG significantly increased the overall EEG activity in different brain regions of human subjects compared to placebo (Scholey et al 2012) and increased selfrated calmness and reduced self-rated stress. These data also indicate that the subjects may been in a more relaxed and attentive state after consuming EGCG, thus supporting the relaxing and refreshing properties of green tea.…”

Section: Application Of Polyphenols In Human Cns Disease: Clinical Stmentioning

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Bioavailability of dietary polyphenols: Factors contributing to their clinical application in CNS diseases

Pandareesh

Mythri

Bharath

2015

Neurochemistry International

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“…In addition to cocoa flavanols, there has been also interventions with the tea flavanol epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) in young healthy volunteers reporting modulation in neuronal activity and cerebral blood flow (196)(197)(198). Furthermore, reports of MRI studies with anthocyanin-rich blueberries in both young and aged adults, revealed acute increases in CBF in specific regions of the brain, such as the occipital Table 2).…”

Section: Flavonoid-induced Changes In Cerebrovascular Function: Insigmentioning

confidence: 96%