EFFECT OF CATECHIN RICH GREEN TEA (CAMELLIA SINENSIS) EXTRACTS ON OBESITY TRIGGERED HEPATIC STEATOSIS IN RATS FED WITH HFCS

Abstract

Tea, the most commonly consumed non-alcoholic beverages is known for its aroma, taste and putative physiological functions. Its richness in flavonoids and other polyphenols had shown a wide range of biological and pharmaceutical benefits. Fatty liver disease is a metabolic syndrome characterized by large vacuoles of triglycerides accumulated in the liver cells by the process of steatosis. Presently weight management is the established treatment advised for fatty liver hepatic steatosisThe present study was designed to evaluate the effects of extracts of Camellia sinensis (green tea) on serum lipid profile in high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) induced fatty liver in rat. Green tea extracts were administered orally at various concentrations to the fatty liver induced mice. The study concluded that green tea extracts possesses antiobese, antilipidemic properties and prevents various complications of fatty liver disease with a prophylactic effect to improve the health.