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Green tea increases metabolic rate

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Multiple scientific studies demonstrate that green tea extracts and their active component EGCG promote thermogenesis, enhance mitochondrial metabolism, and increase energy expenditure, thereby supporting the claim that green tea increases metabolic rate.

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Green tea extracts and their active components increase energy expenditure and metabolic rate in laboratory and animal studies.

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Anti-obesity effects of heat-transformed green tea extract through the activation of adipose tissue thermogenesis

2022 · cited by 15

HTGT and EMIQ treatment increased oxygen consumption rates and energy expenditure in mice, demonstrating thermogenic effects.

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Green Tea Epigallocatechin-3-gallate Ameliorates Lipid Accumulation and Obesity-Associated Metabolic Syndrome via Regulating Autophagy and Lipolysis in Preadipocytes and Adipose Tissue.

2025 · cited by 11

EGCG enhanced lipid metabolism and regulated pathways associated with energy expenditure in adipose tissue.

Chitooligosaccharide-Epigallocatechin Gallate Conjugate Ameliorates Lipid Accumulation and Promotes Browning of White Adipose Tissue in High Fat Diet Fed Rats.

2024 · cited by 8

The chitooligosaccharide-EGCG conjugate promoted the browning of white adipose tissue and activated metabolic pathways such as AMPK and UCP1.

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