Tagged: polyphenols
Oolong Raised a Gut Bacterium in Mice, Lowered It in People
One lab found oolong tea raises Megamonas in obese mice and lowers it in healthy humans. A separate cohort links the same bacterium to obesity through a named mechanism. Four studies, one genus, no agreement on what it does.
The controlled oolong trials measured hours of fat-burning, not pounds
No systematic review of oolong and weight loss exists; the closest, green tea's, found its weight loss unlikely to be clinically relevant.
The 2003 Oolong Diabetes Trial Was Led From a Tea Maker
A 2003 trial found oolong tea cut blood sugar by nearly 30 percent in diabetic patients. Its lead author worked at a beverage maker's research center, a trial in healthy men found nothing, and a cohort of 4,975 Japanese workers found heavier drinkers developed diabetes at a higher rate.
Oolong and Health
What the published research on oolong tea actually measures. The trial and cohort evidence on the heart, blood sugar, weight, and bone, and how partial oxidation changes the chemistry those trials test.
Oolong Polyphenols
The compound family behind color and astringency. What catechins, theaflavins, and thearubigins actually are, structurally, and what partial oxidation does to each before the leaf ever reaches a cup.