Green and white teas as health-promoting foods

Abstract

Tea is one of the most consumed beverages around the world and as such, it is constantly object of novel research. This review focuses on the research performed during the...

Green Tea and Its Relation to Human Gut Microbiome

“…Green tea has extensively demonstrated an influence human health [ 2 ]. However, green tea can also do so by shaping and modulate the human gut microbiota [ 6 ].…”

“…Tea is a beverage that is thousands of years old and has not lost its popularity due to different health benefits, pleasantness, or social characteristics [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]. Made from the infusion of the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant, tea has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for over 3000 years [ 2 , 4 ]. Tea has expanded over the centuries from China throughout the rest of Asia and then to Europe, America, and finally Africa [ 2 ].…”

“…Made from the infusion of the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant, tea has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for over 3000 years [ 2 , 4 ]. Tea has expanded over the centuries from China throughout the rest of Asia and then to Europe, America, and finally Africa [ 2 ]. This expansion was made possible through colonization and different trade routes such as the silk road [ 2 ].…”

“…Tea has expanded over the centuries from China throughout the rest of Asia and then to Europe, America, and finally Africa [ 2 ]. This expansion was made possible through colonization and different trade routes such as the silk road [ 2 ]. Tea is, therefore, one of the most consumed beverages around the world, whose popularity has recently increased due to the extensive research claiming associations between tea and health [ 2 ].…”

“…Over the years, tea along with its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties has been associated to multiple health benefits, namely in the treatment of obesity, diabetes, cancer, kidney, liver, brain and bone diseases, among others [ 2 ]. On the other hand, some of these health benefits have been attributed to an inter-play between tea bioactive compounds and the gut microbiota [ 6 ].…”