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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Public Health
Sec. Public Mental Health
Volume 13 - 2025 |
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1531953
This article is part of the Research Topic Nutritional psychiatry: a new approach in mental health support View all 3 articles
Long-term consumption of green tea protects the mental health of middle-aged and elderly men by improving inflammation levels
Provisionally accepted- 1 Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
- 2 Yichang Mental Health Center, Yichang, China
- 3 Department of Radiology, China Three Gorges University, Affiliated Renhe Hospital, Yichang, China
- 4 Jingshan psychiatric Hospital, Jingmen, China
Background: Middle-aged and elderly 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 elderly 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 (p = 0.002), depression level (p = 0.003), insomnia severity (p = 0.008), and systemic inflammation index (p = 0.009) were significantly lower in the tea drinking group, and their testosterone levels were significantly higher than those in the control group (p = 0.001).Moreover,, GM volume in the right precuneus in the control group was significantly reduced compared with that in the tea drinking group Conclusions: Long-term tea consumption helps reduce BMI and increase testosterone levels in middle-aged and elderly 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 elderly men.
Keywords: Middle-aged and elderly, Depression, Mental Health, green tea, Inflammation, hormone
Received: 21 Nov 2024; Accepted: 07 Feb 2025.
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* Correspondence:
Zhenyu Wan, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, Hubei Province, China
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