Effects of Green Tea Extract

The bioflavonoids in green tea are helpful to every system in the body. Avery St. Onge, the Associate Editor of Integrative Practitioner, shares a recent brief study that examines the effects of a green tea extract (standardize dose) to support microbiome health and blood sugar stabilization.

The study, published in Current Developments in Nutrition, was conducted by a team of researchers at Ohio State University (OSU). According to the researchers, while there’s significant evidence linking green tea to healthy levels of cholesterol, glucose, and triglycerides, there’s a lack of research on green tea and its health benefits related to the gut. For this study, researchers sought to understand the effects of green tea extract on gut health as well as the health risks associated with metabolic syndrome.