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References of Okinawa Flat Belly Tonic

(1) Effects of Green Tea and Its Epigallocatechin (EGCG) Content on Body Weight and Fat Mass in Humans: A Systematic Review [Article in Spanish]. Lucía Cristina Vázquez Cisneros 1 , Patricia López-Uriarte, Antonio López-Espinoza, Mónica Navarro Meza, Ana Cristina Espinoza-Gallardo, Martha Beatriz Guzmán Aburto. Nutr Hosp. 2017
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28627214/

(2) New insights into the mechanisms of polyphenols beyond antioxidant properties; lessons from the green tea polyphenol, epigallocatechin 3-gallate. Kim HS, Quon MJ, Kim JA. Redox Biol. 2014
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24494192/

(3) Beneficial Effects of Green Tea Catechins on Neurodegenerative Diseases. Pervin M, Unno K, Ohishi T, Tanabe H, Miyoshi N, Nakamura Y. Molecules. 2018
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29843466/

(4) Piperine, a Component of Black Pepper, Inhibits Adipogenesis by Antagonizing PPARγ Activity in 3T3-L1 Cells. Ui-Hyun Park, Hong-Suk Jeong, Eun-Young Jo, Taesun Park, Seung Kew Yoon, Eun-Joo Kim, Ji-Cheon Jeong, and Soo-Jong Um. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2012
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22463744/

(5) Pathology, Inflammation. Stone WL, Basit H, Burns B. In: StatPearls. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing. 2020.
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(6) Piperine lowers the serum concentrations of thyroid hormones, glucose and hepatic 5'D activity in adult male mice. Panda S, Kar A. Horm Metab Res. 2003
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14517767/

(7) Effects of targeted delivery of propionate to the human colon on appetite regulation, body weight maintenance and adiposity in overweight adults. Chambers ES, Viardot A, Psichas A, et al. Gut. 2015
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25500202/

(8) A randomized controlled trial: the effect of inulin on weight management and ectopic fat in subjects with prediabetes. Guess ND, Dornhorst A, Oliver N, Bell JD, Thomas EL, Frost GS. Nutr Metab (Lond). 2015
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26500686/

(9) Dietary Alteration of the Gut Microbiome and Its Impact on Weight and Fat Mass: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. John GK, Wang L, Nanavati J, Twose C, Singh R, Mullin G. Genes (Basel). 2018
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29547587/

(10) Momordica charantia Administration Improves Insulin Secretion in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Marisol Cortez-Navarrete, Esperanza Martínez-Abundis, Karina G. Pérez-Rubio, Manuel González-Ortiz, and Miriam Méndez-del Villar. Journal of Medicinal Food. Jul 2018
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29431598/

(11) Wild bitter gourd improves metabolic syndrome: a preliminary dietary supplementation trial. Tsai CH, Chen EC, Tsay HS, Huang CJ. Nutr J. 2012
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22243626/

(12) Hibiscus sabdariffa extract inhibits obesity and fat accumulation, and improves liver steatosis in humans. Chang HC, Peng CH, Yeh DM, Kao ES, Wang CJ. Food Funct. 2014
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24549255/

(13) Effects of Hibiscus sabdariffa extract powder and preventive treatment (diet) on the lipid profiles of patients with metabolic syndrome (MeSy). Gurrola-Díaz CM, García-López PM, Sánchez-Enríquez S, Troyo-Sanromán R, Andrade-González I, Gómez-Leyva JF. Phytomedicine. 2010
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19962289/

(14) Pharmacokinetics of anthocyanins and antioxidant effects after the consumption of anthocyanin-rich acai juice and pulp (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) in human healthy volunteers. Mertens-Talcott SU, Rios J, Jilma-Stohlawetz P, et al. J Agric Food Chem. 2008
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18693743/

(15) Diet supplementation with acai (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) pulp improves biomarkers of oxidative stress and the serum lipid profile in rats. de Souza MO, Silva M, Silva ME, Oliveira Rde P, Pedrosa ML. Nutrition. 2010
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20022468/

(16) Euterpe oleracea (açai) modifies sterol metabolism and attenuates experimentally-induced atherosclerosis. Feio CA, Izar MC, Ihara SS, et al. J Atheroscler Thromb. 2012
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22139433/

(17) Rutin ameliorates obesity through brown fat activation. Yuan X, Wei G, You Y, et al. FASEB J. 2017
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28049156/

(18) Improvement of blood glucose levels and obesity in mice given aronia juice by inhibition of dipeptidyl peptidase IV and α-glucosidase. Takuya Yamanea, Miyuki Kozukab, Daisuke Kondaa,Yoshihisa Nakanoc, Takenori Nakagakid, Iwao Ohkuboe, HiroyoshiArigaa. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 2016
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27133429/

(19) The involvement of a polyphenol-rich extract of black chokeberry in oxidative stress on experimental arterial hypertension. Ciocoiu M, Badescu L, Miron A, Badescu M. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2013
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23533529/