Potential Bioactive Components and Health Promotional Benefits of Tea (Camellia sinensis)

S Samanta - Journal of the American Nutrition Association, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Tea is prepared from the young leaves, buds, stalks of the plant Camellia sinensis. The
cultivation process of tea plants and the habit of tea drinking were initiated in China from …

[HTML][HTML] Focusing on the recent progress of tea polyphenol chemistry and perspectives

S Li, L Zhang, X Wan, J Zhan, CT Ho - Food Science and Human Wellness, 2022 - Elsevier
Myriad evidence attests to the health-promoting benefits of tea drinking. While there are
multiple factors of tea influencing the effective biological properties, tea polyphenols are the …

Presentation and management of anxiety in individuals with acute symptomatic or asymptomatic COVID-19 infection, and in the post-COVID-19 recovery phase

G Uzunova, S Pallanti, E Hollander - International journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
COVID-19 is associated with neuropsychiatric complications, the most frequent one being
anxiety. Multiple biological and psychosocial factors contribute to anxiety in COVID-19 …

Protein and sport: Alternative sources and strategies for bioactive and sustainable sports nutrition

MI López-Martínez, M Miguel, M Garcés-Rimón - Frontiers in nutrition, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Nutrition and sport play an important role in achieving a healthy lifestyle. In addition to the
intake of nutrients derived from the normal diet, some sport disciplines require the …

Metabolic syndrome, cognitive impairment and the role of diet: a narrative review

M Kouvari, NM D'cunha, N Travica, D Sergi, M Zec… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: This narrative review presents the association between metabolic syndrome
(MetS), along with its components, and cognition-related disorders, as well as the potential …

Quantitative trait loci mapping for free amino acid content using an albino population and SNP markers provides insight into the genetic improvement of tea plants

R Huang, JY Wang, MZ Yao, CL Ma… - Horticulture …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Free amino acids are one of the main chemical components in tea, and they contribute to the
pleasant flavor, function, and quality of tea, notably the level of theanine. Here, a high …

Green tea suppresses brain aging

K Unno, Y Nakamura - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Epidemiological studies have demonstrated that the intake of green tea is effective in
reducing the risk of dementia. The most important component of green tea is …

Green and white teas as health-promoting foods

D Hinojosa-Nogueira, S Pérez-Burillo… - Food & function, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Tea is one of the most consumed beverages around the world and as such, it is constantly
the object of novel research. This review focuses on the research performed during the last …

[HTML][HTML] How does the tea L-theanine buffer stress and anxiety

L Wang, M Brennan, S Li, H Zhao, KW Lange… - Food Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Tea (Camellia sinensis) is widely considered to promote feelings of calming and soothing.
This effect is attributed to L-theanine (L-γ-glutamylethylamide) in tea, a non-protein amino …

Matcha green tea beverage moderates fatigue and supports resistance training-induced adaptation

M Shigeta, W Aoi, C Morita, K Soga, R Inoue… - Nutrition journal, 2023 - Springer
Background Resistance training adaptively increases muscle strength and mass,
contributing to athletic performance and health promotion. Dietary intervention with natural …