Our study demonstrates that drinks supplemented with
catechins and EGCG are effective against obesity, hypercholesterolemia
and hyperglycemia. Consumption of functional
drink reduced the body weight. Functional drinks
resulted in significant reduction in body weight that could
be caused by a decreased feed intake. Moreover, improvement
in lipid profile was observed in all trials but
more pronounced in semi-diseased states i.e. trial-III and
trial-II. Furthermore, serum glucose and insulin levels
were also lowered significantly in the trial-III and IV. It
was interesting to observe that catechins showed higher
potency against hypercholesterolemia but EGCG reduced
the hyperglycemia more effectively