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The Beneficial Effects of Principal Polyphenols from Green Tea, Coffee, Wine, and Curry on Obesity
| Content Provider | MDPI |
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| Author | Ohishi, Tomokazu Fukutomi, Ryuuta Shoji, Yutaka Goto, Shingo Isemura, Mamoru |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | Several epidemiological studies and clinical trials have reported the beneficial effects of green tea, coffee, wine, and curry on human health, with its anti-obesity, anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, and neuroprotective properties. These effects, which have been supported using cell-based and animal studies, are mainly attributed to epigallocatechin gallate found in green tea, chlorogenic acid in coffee, resveratrol in wine, and curcumin in curry. Polyphenols are proposed to function via various mechanisms, the most important of which is related to reactive oxygen species (ROS). These polyphenols exert conflicting dual actions as anti- and pro-oxidants. Their anti-oxidative actions help scavenge ROS and downregulate nuclear factor-κB to produce favorable anti-inflammatory effects. Meanwhile, pro-oxidant actions appear to promote ROS generation leading to the activation of 5′-AMP-activated protein kinase, which modulates different enzymes and factors with health beneficial roles. Currently, it remains unclear how these polyphenols exert either pro- or anti-oxidant effects. Similarly, several human studies showed no beneficial effects of these foods, and, by extension polyphenols, on obesity. These inconsistencies may be attributed to different confounding study factors. Thus, this review provides a state-of-the-art update on these foods and their principal polyphenol components, with an assumption that it prevents obesity. |
| Starting Page | 453 |
| e-ISSN | 14203049 |
| DOI | 10.3390/molecules26020453 |
| Journal | Molecules |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Volume Number | 26 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2021-01-16 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Molecules Toxicology Polyphenols Epigallocatechin-3-o-gallate Chlorogenic Acid Resveratrol Curcumin Obesity Reactive Oxygen Species 5′-amp-activated Protein Kinase Nuclear Factor-κb Randomized Controlled Trial |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
