茶叶减肥作用及其机理研究进展

Anti-obesity Effect and Mechanism of Tea: A Review

肥胖症是由多种因素共同作用引起的营养性代谢障碍性疾病,越来越多的研究表明茶叶具有一定的减肥作用。茶叶减肥作用的活性成分主要为儿茶素、咖啡因,这些成分可能通过增加机体能量消耗、改变机体脂类代谢、调节食欲等机理而起作用。本文综述了近年来国内外关于茶叶减肥作用的研究,并简要阐述了其减肥作用可能的成分及机理。

Obesity,which is attributed to multiple factors,is a common nutritional and metabolic disorder.During the last decade,an increasing number of studies have shown that tea exerts anti-obesity effect and is capable of lowering the risk of obesity.The major components with anti-obesity effect in tea mainly involve catechins and caffeine.The anti-obesity effect of tea might be caused by increasing energy expenditure,regulating the lipid metabolism,decreasing appetite and so on.This review outlines recent findings on the anti-obesity effect of tea,candidate functional ingredients and the underlying mechanisms of the effect.