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Suntory Finds That Oolong Tea-derived Polymerized Polyphenol Has Anti-obesity Effect

Suntory announced on May 22 that it has found a unique property of polymerized polyphenol derived from oolong tea. The company’s R&D unit has confirmed that oolong-tea polymerized polyphenol demonstrates an anti-obesity effect in experiments with mice. Specifically, mice administered with a polymerized polyphenol-added high-fat and sugar diet showed the dose-dependent inhibition of weight and body fat. [click link for full article]

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