Black Tea to reduce obesity

Washington Oct 4: Currently many people prefer green tea for health benefits but a recent study has revealed that consumption of black tea may promote weight loss and other health benefits by changing bacteria in the gut.

A study carried out by the University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences researchers showed that black tea alters energy metabolism in the liver by changing the gut metabolites.

They have said that "both black and green tea changed the ratio of intestinal bacteria in the animals: The percentage of bacteria associated with obesity decreased, while bacteria associated with lean body mass increased."

Scientists have added that "polyphenols present in black tea stimulate the growth of gut bacterium and the formation of short-chain fatty acids, and bacterial metabolites which alter the energy metabolism in the liver and obesity can be reduced".