Anti‐obesity and hypolipidemic effects of Fuzhuan brick tea water extract in high‐fat diet‐induced obese rats

Abstract

Our study demonstrates that FTEs have anti-obesity and hypolipidemic functions, suggesting that it might be effective for treatment of obesity and hyperlipemia.

Lipid‐lowering mechanism of egg yolk in normal rats

“…pork belly oil) increased the accumulation of abdominal fat in animals, leading to body weight gain (Melhorn et al ., ; Houston et al ., ). The weight of fat tissue is significantly affected by changes in the number and size of adipocytes, and increased adipocyte size is a major factor for increasing the weight of fat tissue (Li et al ., ).…”

Kudingcha and Fuzhuan Brick Tea Prevent Obesity and Modulate Gut Microbiota in High‐Fat Diet Fed Mice

“…In recent years, a growing body of animal and human studies showed that dietary supplementation with tea was a potentially viable nutritional strategy for the prevention of obesity . It has been demonstrated that FBT and KDC consumption could prevent weight gain and metabolic disorders induced by HFD feeding . Furthermore, Lactobacillus johnsonii and another Lactobacillus sp.…”

“…Kudingcha (KDC) from Ilex kudingcha is a popular herb beverage alternative to Camellia tea in Eastern and Southeastern Asia . KDC and Fuzhuan brick tea (FBT) are two of the most popular herb beverages with the reputation of antiobesity in China, and the preventive and therapeutic roles in metabolic disorders have been demonstrated . Polyphenols and polysaccharides are considered as the main functional ingredients in tea and KDC, which contribute to the most of the observed beneficial effects .…”

Fuzhuan tea consumption imparts hepatoprotective effects and alters intestinal microbiota in high saturated fat diet‐fed rats

“…Previous investigations have shown that Fuzhuan tea has a distinct chemical profile from green teas, novel phytochemical compounds , and can lower plasma lipid levels in humans with elevated LDL cholesterol . In high fat diet‐fed rats, Fuzhuan tea reduced body weight and hepatic steatosis, and suppressed development of hypolipidemia . Another study demonstrated that rats consuming Fuzhuan tea with HFD showed protein expression consistent with reduced lipogenesis and enhanced β‐oxidation, tricarboxylic acid cycle, and electron transport when compared with HFD‐fed rats not receiving the tea .…”