The Effect of Natural Compounds from Tea on Metabolic Diseases
A special issue of Metabolites (ISSN 2218-1989). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2023) | Viewed by 777
Special Issue Editors
Interests: tea for health; redox activity of EGCG; nutrition and pharmacology of polyphenols and selenium
Interests: tea; herbal plants; polyphenols; metabolism; cancer
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Dear Colleagues,
Metabolic diseases, including obesity, type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, hyperglycemia, and hypertension, are becoming a significant and growing global health burden. Over the last several decades, there has been an increased interest in identifying active natural ingredients for preventing and treating metabolic diseases. As one of the most popular beverages worldwide, tea is produced from leaves of the plant Camellia sinensis and has been reported to be able to prevent various diseases. One of recent focal points in the field of tea for health is the influence of tea on metabolic diseases. Tea can be categorized into six types, including green tea, white tea, yellow tea, oolong tea, black tea and dark tea according to the oxidation degree of tea catechins, which are regarded as major functional ingredients in tea for improving metabolic diseases. The oxidized products of tea catechins, theanine, caffeine, and tea polysaccharides also have the potential to be used for improving metabolic diseases.
However, the effects and mechanisms of tea compounds in improving metabolic health are not fully elucidated or understood. To further affirm the metabolic regulation potential and promote the future utilization of tea products in the management of metabolic diseases, this Special Issue calls for original research articles or thought-provoking reviews regarding the effects of tea and/or tea compounds on mitigating metabolic diseases.
Prof. Dr. Jinsong Zhang
Dr. Ran Wei
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- functional ingredients in tea
- tea catechins
- metabolic diseases
- obesity
- cancer
- diabetes
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