Scientific Studies that Supports Oolong
The studies listed below are all third-party research that has been conducted on oolong tea. We have organized the studies accordingly and provided links to the actual research articles.
Anti-Aging
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- https://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/26/6/1714.full
- https://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=211409
Brain Health
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Bone Health
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Boost Metabolism & Energy Expenditure
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- https://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/26/6/1714.full
- https://medical.med.tokushima-u.ac.jp/jmi/vol50/pdf/v50_n3-4_p170.pdf or at Komatsu T, Nakamori M, Komatsu K, Hosoda K, Okamura M, Toyama K, Ishikura Y, Sakai T, Kunii D, Yamamoto S (2003). Oolong tea increases energy metabolism in Japanese females. The journal of medical investigation : JMI. 2003 Aug;50(3-4):170.
- https://jn.nutrition.org/content/131/11/2848.full
- https://medical.med.tokushima-u.ac.jp/jmi/vol50/pdf/v50_n3-4_p170.pdf
- Rumpler W, Seale J, Clevidence B, Judd J, Wiley E, Yamamoto S, Komatsu T, Sawaki T, Ishikura Y, Hosoda K. “Oolong tea increases metabolic rate and fat oxidation in men.” J Nutr. 2001 131(11):2848-52.
Detox
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- https://jn.nutrition.org/content/131/9/2248.abstract?sid=80eeba33-55b9-4dda-88af-b5640b48623a
- https://jn.nutrition.org/content/133/10/3248S.abstract?sid=80eeba33-55b9-4dda-88af-b5640b48623a
Fights Acne
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- https://archderm.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=478168
- Photodermatology, Photoimmunology & Photomedicine – Volume 19 Issue 2 Page 56-72, April 2003
- Uehara M, Sugiura H, Sakurai K (2001). A trial of oolong tea in the management of recalcitrant atopic dermatitis. Arch Dermatol. 2001 Jan;137(1):42-3.
Fights Cancer
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- https://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/71/6/1698s.full
- https://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/26/6/1714.full
- https://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/prevention/tea
- https://cardiovascres.oxfordjournals.org/content/73/2/348.abstract
- https://cebp.aacrjournals.org/content/18/1/341.abstract
Fight Diabetes
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- https://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/26/6/1714.full
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12766099
- Hosoda K, Wang MF, Liao ML, Chuang CK, Iha M, Clevidence B, Yamamoto S. “Antihyperglycemic effect of oolong tea in type 2 diabetes.” Diabetes Care. 2003 26(6):1714-8. or Kazuaki Hosoda, Ming-Fu Wang, Mei-Ling Liao, Chin-Kuang Chuang, Miyuki Iha, Beverly Clevidence, and Shigeru Yamamoto (2003). Antihyperglycemic Effect of Oolong Tea in Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Care 26:1714-1718, 2003.
- https://jn.nutrition.org/content/138/8/1584S.abstract?sid=80eeba33-55b9-4dda-88af-b5640b48623a
Fight Disease
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- https://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/26/6/1714.full
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12736525
- https://altmedicine.about.com/od/completeazindex/a/oolong_tea.htm
- https://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/98/6/1642S.abstract
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24938891
Heart Health
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- https://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2009/12/04/jech.2009.097311
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19996359 or Mineharu Y, Koizumi A, Wada Y, Iso H, Watanabe Y, Date C, Yamamoto A, Kikuchi S, Inaba Y, Toyoshima H, Kondo T, Tamakoshi A; and the JACC study Group. “Coffee, green tea, black tea and oolong tea consumption and risk of mortality from cardiovascular disease in Japanese men and women.” J Epidemiol Community Health. 2010 Jul 14.
- Shimada K, Kawarabayashi T, Tanaka A, Fukuda D, Nakamura Y, Yoshiyama M, Takeuchi K, Sawaki T, Hosoda K, Yoshikawa J. (2004). Oolong tea increases plasma adiponectin levels and low-density lipoprotein particle size in patients with coronary artery disease. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2004 Sep;65(3):227-34.
- Yang YC et all (2004). The protective effect of habitual tea consumption on hypertension. Archives of Internal Medicine 164:1534-1540.
Oral Health
Online Resources:
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10529529?dopt=Abstract
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8319255
Lose Weight
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- https://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/26/6/1714.full
- https://www.nutraingredients.com/Research/Oolong-tea-fights-fat-and-cholesterol
- https://www.ontcm.com/dotnetnuke/NewsEvents/tabid/639/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/2096/Oolong-Tea-Proven-to-Have-FatFighting-Power.aspx
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19271168
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11694607
- Han LK, Takaku T, Li J, Kimura Y, Okuda H. “Anti-obesity action of oolong tea.” Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 1999 23(1):98-105.
- He RR, Chen L, Lin BH, Matsui Y, Yao XS, Kurihara H. “Beneficial effects of oolong tea consumption on diet-induced overweight and obese subjects.” Chin J Integr Med. 2009 15(1):34-41.
- https://jn.nutrition.org/content/140/3/446.abstract?sid=80eeba33-55b9-4dda-88af-b5640b48623a
- William Rumpler, James Seale, Beverly Clevidence, et al, Oolong Tea Increases Metabolic Rate and Fat Oxidation in Men, The Journal of Nutrition, 2001, 131:28482852.
- 2. Tomonori Nagao, Yumiko Komine, Satoko Soga, et al, Ingestion of a tea rich in catechins leads to a reduction in body fat and malondialdehyde-modified LDL in men, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2005;81:1229.
- Borchardt R, Huber J. “Catechol Omethyltransferase. Structure-activity relationships for inhibition by Flavonoids.”J. Med. Chem. 1975;18: 120–122
- Koh L, Wong L, Loo Y, et. al. “Evaluation of different teas against starch digestibility by mammalian glycosidases.” J. Agric. Food Chem., 2010, 58 (1), pp 148–154
- Hursel R, Westerterp-Plantenga M. “Thermogenic ingredients and body weight regulation.” Int. J. Obes2010;34(4):659-69
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25764354
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25466054
Lower Cholesterol
Online Resources:
- https://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/26/6/1714.full
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12736525
- Kurihara H, Fukami H, Toyoda Y, Kageyama N, Tsuruoka N, Shibata H, Kiso Y, Tanaka T. “Inhibitory effect of oolong tea on the oxidative state of low density lipoprotein (LDL).” Biol Pharm Bull. 2003 26(5):739-42.
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15640470
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24229494
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16804556
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