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ArticleFrontiers in public health2025

Long-term consumption of green tea protects the mental health of middle-aged and older adult men by improving inflammation levels.

Zhenyu Wan, Qirong Wan, Xucong Qin, Gaohua Wang, Hong Lin, Yong Jin, Bing Wan, Linfeng Ai, Juan Wei

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9 authors.

Zhenyu Wan *Department of Psychiatry, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Qirong Wan *Department of Psychiatry, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Xucong Qin *Department of Psychiatry, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Gaohua WangDepartment of Psychiatry, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Hong LinYichang Mental Health Center, Yichang, Hubei, China.
Yong JinYichang Mental Health Center, Yichang, Hubei, China.
Bing WanDepartment of Radiology, Affiliated Renhe Hospital, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei, China.
Linfeng AiDepartment of Radiology, Affiliated Renhe Hospital, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei, China.
Juan WeiJingshan Psychiatric Hospital, Jingmen, Hubei, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Middle-aged and older adult men are at a heightened risk of depression. Green tea, as a popular beverage, has drawn widespread attention for its health benefits. However, there remains controversy over the effects of green tea on combating depression and regulating hormones. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effects of long-term green tea consumption on depression levels, hormones, and brain structure in, middle-aged and older adult men. Methods: A total of 280 volunteers participated in the study, divided into a tea-drinking group and a control group. Basic demographic information and biological marker data, as well as MRI data from some of the volunteers, were collected. A controlled study was conducted to explore the effects of long-term tea drinking on them. Results: BMI ( Conclusion: Long-term tea consumption helps reduce BMI and increase testosterone levels in middle-aged and older adult men, and it can also reduce their risk of depression by lowering inflammation and improving sleep quality. Additionally, long-term tea consumption may have the potential to delay brain aging in middle-aged and older adult men.

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DepressionInflammationMental HealthTeaAgedHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedTestosteroneTeaTestosteronedepressiongreen teahormoneinflammationmental healthmiddle-aged and older adult

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PMCPMC11893420

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