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| Title |
Green tea and bone metabolism
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Nutrition Research, July 2009
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.nutres.2009.06.008 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Chwan-Li Shen, James K. Yeh, Jay J. Cao, Jia-Sheng Wang |
| Abstract |
Osteoporosis is a major health problem in both elderly women and men. Epidemiological evidence has shown an association between tea consumption and the prevention of age-related bone loss in elderly women and men. Ingestion of green tea and green tea bioactive compounds may be beneficial in mitigating bone loss of this population and decreasing their risk of osteoporotic fractures. This review describes the effect of green tea or its bioactive components on bone health, with an emphasis on (i) the prevalence and etiology of osteoporosis; (ii) the role of oxidative stress and antioxidants in osteoporosis; (iii) green tea composition and bioavailability; (iv) the effects of green tea and its active components on osteogenesis, osteoblastogenesis, and osteoclastogenesis from human epidemiological, animal, as well as cell culture studies; (v) possible mechanisms explaining the osteoprotective effects of green tea bioactive compounds; (vi) other bioactive components in tea that benefit bone health; and (vii) a summary and future direction of green tea and bone health research and the translational aspects. In general, tea and its bioactive components might decrease the risk of fracture by improving bone mineral density and supporting osteoblastic activities while suppressing osteoclastic activities. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 16 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| India | 3 | 19% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 13% |
| United States | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 10 | 63% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 12 | 75% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 19% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 6% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 173 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Kenya | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Russia | 1 | <1% |
| Croatia | 1 | <1% |
| Poland | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 165 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 29 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 26 | 15% |
| Researcher | 25 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 20 | 12% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 10 | 6% |
| Other | 31 | 18% |
| Unknown | 32 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 39 | 23% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 37 | 21% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 12 | 7% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 9 | 5% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 8 | 5% |
| Other | 31 | 18% |
| Unknown | 37 | 21% |