Green tea supplementation promote leukocyte telomere length elongation in obese women
Author(s) -
Carla Barbosa ino,
Vitor Caressato Pinhanelli,
Natália Yumi Noronha,
Marcela Souza Pinhel,
Bruno Affonso Parenti de Oliveira,
Júlio Sérgio Marchini,
Carolina F Nicoletti
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
nutrición hospitalaria
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1699-5198
pISSN - 0212-1611
DOI - 10.20960/nh.1392
Subject(s) - telomere , medicine , body mass index , obesity , anthropometry , oxidative stress , endocrinology , epigallocatechin gallate , physiology , antioxidant , biology , biochemistry , polyphenol , dna
inflammation and oxidative stress are factors that may play a substantial role in telomere attrition. In line of this, obesity is associated with telomere shortening. Green tea had anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects and may alter telomere length (TL).
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