date:Sep 18, 2012
Lin conducted the animal study to examine the hypolipidemic and hypoleptinemia effects of four types of teas including green, black, pu-erh and oolong teas in male Wistar rats in the 12-week feeding trial and found all teas except for oolong tea significantly reduced the negative impact from a fructose-rich diet.
Specifically, rats on a fructose-rich diet significantly increased serun triacylglycerols, cholesterol, insulin, and leptin concentrations, compared with those not fed the fructose ri