Definition of "catechins" [catechins]

• Plural form of catechin. (noun)

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• "Certain natural chemicals called catechins in green tea increase fat-burning and stimulate thermogenesis, the calorie-burning process that occurs as a result of digesting and metabolizing food."
• "As mentioned earlier in this chapter, cocoa is an excellent source of phytonutrients known as catechins and, like tea and blueberries, controls gene expression by turning off damaging transcription factors such as NFκB and turning on protective transcription factors such as NRF2."
• "Some types (green tea, for example) contain plant chemicals called catechins which have decided anti-cancer activity"