Drinking black tea may help you lose weight 

Love to drink black tea? It may be as beneficial as green tea in preventing obesity and promoting well-being, researchers say.

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What findings showed?

• The findings showed that chemicals found in black tea — called polyphenols.
• It alters energy metabolism in the liver by changing gut metabolites.
• Previously, it was known that green tea polyphenols are more effective.
• And offer more health benefits than black tea polyphenols since green tea chemicals are absorbed into the blood and tissue.
• However, “our new findings suggest that black tea, through a specific mechanism through the gut microbiome.
• In addition,may also contribute to good health and weight loss in humans.
• The results suggest that both green and black teas are prebiotics,
• Furthermore,substances that induce the growth of good microorganisms that contribute to a person’s well-being.

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Experiments:

• For the study the team conducted experiments on mice that consumed a high-fat, high-sugar diets and were supplemented with green tea or black tea extracts.
• Both groups had lesser type of bacteria associated with obesity, but had more of bacteria associated with lean body mass.
• However, only the mice that consumed black tea extract had an increase in a type of bacteria called Pseudobutyrivibrio.
• In addition,which could help explain the difference between how black and green tea change energy metabolism.

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The findings suggest that the health benefits of both tea go beyond their antioxidant benefits. And that both have a strong impact on the gut microbiome.