ABSTRACT “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” was expressed by
Hippocrates more than 2000 years ago and the health benefits of natural food products have …

Proanthocyanidins (PACs) are a class of polyphenolic compounds that are attracting
considerable interest in the nutraceutical field due to their potential health benefits …

A balanced metabolic profile is essential for normal human physiological activities.
Disproportions in nutrition give rise to imbalances in metabolism that are associated with …

This work proposes a tea-category identification (TCI) system, which can automatically
determine tea category from images captured by a 3 charge-coupled device (CCD) digital …

To develop an automatic tea-category identification system with a high recall rate, we
proposed a computer-vision and machine-learning based system, which did not require …

Natural phenol polymers are widely represented in nature and include a variety of classes
including tannins and lignins as the most prominent. Largely consumed foods are rich …

Background The anti-obesity potential of flavonoids has been shown by animal and human
studies. In this meta-analysis, we systematically reviewed controlled clinical trials and …

Several randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and meta-analyses support the benefits of
flavanols on cardiometabolic health, but the factors affecting variability in the responses to …

Background The worldwide prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) and obesity has led to
the exploration of tea consumption as a potential strategy for managing these conditions …

Background: Mechanisms linking habitual consumption of coffee and tea to the development
of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases remain unclear. Objectives: We leveraged …