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Ji Lin*, Mary Anne Della-Fera* and Clifton A. Baile. Green Tea Polyphenol Epigallocatechin Gallate Inhibits Adipogenesis and Induces Apoptosis in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes** *Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia †Department of Foods and Nutrition, University of Georgia, Athens, GeorgiaCorrespondence: Clifton A. Baile, 444 Edgar L. Rhodes Center for Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-2771. E-mail: cbaile@uga.edu

Shimada K, Kawarabayashi T, Tanaka A, Fukuda D, Nakamura Y, Yoshiyama M, Takeuchi K, Sawaki T, Hosoda K, Yoshikawa J. Oolong tea has been studied for its effect on cardiovascular disease and obesity. RESULTS: There was a significant difference in plasma adiponectin levels before and after 1 month intake of Oolong tea. Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University Medical School, 1-4-3 Asahimachi, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8585, Japan. shimadak@msic.med.osaka-cu.ac.jp

Pu-Hsi Tsai, Nean-Been Kan, Su-Chen Ho, Chieh-Chung Liu, Chih-Cheng Lin (2005) Effects of Oolong Tea Supplementation on Lipid Peroxidation of Athletes at Rest and Post-exhaustive Exercise Journal of Food Science 70 (9), S581-S585. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2621.2005.tb08332.x

Department of Applied Nutrition, The University of Tokushima School of Medicine, Tokushima, Japan ; School of Social Health, Fukuoka Prefecture University, Fukuoka, Japan ; Suntory Research Center, Osaka, Japan ; and School of Food and Nutrition, Seinan Junior College, Fukuoka, Japan These results suggest that oolong tea increases EE by its polymerized polyphenols. J. Med. Invest. 50 : 170-175, 2003

A Trial of Oolong Tea in the Management of Recalcitrant Atopic Dermatitis Masami Uehara, MD; Hisashi Sugiura, MD; Kensei Sakurai, MD Conclusion The therapeutic efficacy of oolong tea in recalcitrant AD may well be the result of the antiallergic properties of tea polyphenols. Arch Dermatol. 2001;137:42-43.