Green Tea and Health

Year 2021, Volume: 4 Issue: 3, 341 - 350, 01.09.2021

Semiha Kadıoğlu , Yasemin Ertaş Öztürk

https://doi.org/10.19127/bshealthscience.891011

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Six different types of tea are produced after different processes from Camellia sinensis. One of them, green tea, has a higher content of catechin than other types of tea, because it is not exposed to the fermentation step. There are studies showing that Epigallocatechin gallate, one of the important bioactive components contained in green tea, has a protective effect on cardiovascular diseases, cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, skin problems, as well as potential health benefits on weight management and microbiota. In order to better understand the health benefit of green tea, it is necessary to carefully examine the presence of components that increase and reduce bioavailability and cases that report toxic effects. The purpose of this article is to examine the various health benefits of green tea and its metabolic mechanisms.

Keywords

Health, Camellia sinensis, Green tea, Catechins, Epigallocatechin gallat

Yeşil Çay ve Sağlık

Abstract

Camellia sinensis bitkisinden farklı üretim süreçleriyle altı farklı çay çeşidi üretilmektedir. Bunlardan biri olan yeşil çay, fermantasyon basamağına uğramadığından diğer çay çeşitlerine göre daha yüksek kateşin içeriğine sahiptir. İçeriğinde bulunan önemli biyoaktif bileşenlerden biri olan Epigallokateşin gallat’ın kardiyovasküler hastalıklar, kanser, nörodejeneratif hastalıklar, cilt problemleri üzerine koruyucu etkisinin olduğu ayrıca ağırlık yönetimi ve mikrobiyota üzerine potansiyel sağlık yararının olduğunu gösteren çalışmalar mevcuttur. Yeşil çayın sağlık yararını daha iyi anlayabilmek için biyoyararlanımını artıran ve azaltan bileşenlerin varlığı ile toksik etki bildiren durumların dikkatle incelenmesi gerekmektedir. Bu derleme yeşil çaya geniş bir perspektiften bakarak yeşil çayın çeşitli sağlık yararlarını ve izlediği metabolik yolları irdelemektedir.

Keywords

Sağlık, Camellia sinensis, Yeşil çay, Kateşinler, Epigallokateşin gallat

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