Dietary tea catechins increase fecal energy

In the study to investigate the role of tea catechins on the utilization of dietary energy sources in rats, suggesting that tea catechins increased the fecal excretion of these energy nutrients. Of the gross energy that the rats consumed from their respective diets during the fecal collection period, 1.6% (for control diet) and 5.8% (for tea catechin diet) were estimated to be excreted in feces. The energy loss originating from carbohydrate should contribute to the overall amount of energy in the feces, followed by protein. Intake of tea catechins suppressed the intestinal absorption of energy nutrients via the inhibition of digestive enzymes, which may at least partially influence the body fat reduction by tea catechins(1).

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(1) "Dietary tea catechins increase fecal energy in rats" by Unno T, Osada C, Motoo Y, Suzuki Y, Kobayashi M, Nozawa A.