green tea and Increased Bifidobacterium Proportion

• Tea Compounds and the Gut Microbiome: Findings from Trials and Mechanistic Studies.

  • 2019-10-03
  • Systematic Review
  • Nutrients 11(10)
  • • Timothy Bond
    • Emma Derbyshire

  • PubMed: 31623411
  • DOI: 10.3390/nu11102364

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  • Increased Bifidobacterium Proportion

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  green tea with up to 1000 mL daily (4-5 cups) reported to increase proportions of Bifidobacterium.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes

  Dose

  up to 1000 mL daily (4-5 cups)