CellWell record HH-3451
Food Inhibits the Oral Bioavailability of the Major Green Tea Antioxidant Epigallocatechin Gallate in Humans
Naumovski N, Blades BL, Roach PD
Antioxidants (Basel) ยท 2015
In plain language
Taking EGCG, green tea's main catechin, with food reduced its blood absorption by roughly 3- to 4-fold compared to taking it on an empty stomach with water.
- Evidence
- Established
- Design
- Randomized controlled trial
- Studied in
- Human
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