Purple-leaf tea (Camellia sinensis L.) ameliorates high-fat diet induced obesity and metabolic disorder through the modulation of the gut microbiota in mice

• Main Authors: Yu-Chun Lin (Author), Hsu-Feng Lu (Author), Jui-Chieh Chen (Author), Hsiu-Chen Huang (Author), Yu-Hsin Chen (Author), Yen-Shuo Su (Author), Chien-Yi Tung (Author), Cheng Huang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Obesity and its associated diseases have become a major world-wide health problem. Purple-leaf Tea (Camellia sinensis L.) (PLT), that is rich of anthocyanins, has been shown to have preventive effects on obesity and metabolic disorders. The intestinal microbiota has been shown to...