Consumption of a high fat meal (1000kcal, 45g fat)

Consumption of a high fat meal (1000kcal, 45g fat) with 2g of spice (mix of black pepper, basil, bay leaf, cinnamon, coriander, cumin, ginger, oregano, parsley, rosemary, red pepper, turmeric and thyme) incorporated into the meal.

Consumption of a high fat meal (1000kcal, 45g fat) with 6g of spice (mix of black pepper, basil, bay leaf, cinnamon, coriander, cumin, ginger, oregano, parsley, rosemary, red pepper, turmeric and thyme) incorporated into the meal.

Oxidative Stress

Herbs and spices

High fat meal

Penn State University

The Acute Effect of Spices on Vascular Health

The Postprandial Effects of a High Fat Meal Containing Spices on Endothelial Function: a Pilot Study

Penny Kris-Etherton

Distinguished Professor of Nutrition

McCormick Science Institute

Arm 2 receives 4 weeks of placebo mint tea (consumed twice a day) followed by 4 weeks of washout and then a further 4 weeks of treatment with study mint tea (consumed twice a day).

Arm 1 receives 4 weeks of treatment with mint tea high in rosmarinic acid, consumed twice a day. Treatment is followed by a 4 week wash-out phase. Subjects then enter a 4 week phase of placebo mint tea (low in rosmarinic acid), to be consumed twice a day.

Nasal Polyps

Mint tea high in rosmarininc acid contains 150mg of rosmarinic acid. To be consumed twice a day for 4 weeks. Brewed in 150ml of boiling water and allowed to steep for 10 minutes.

Mint tea high in rosmarinic acid

Mint tea low in rosmarininc acid contains 10mg of rosmarinic acid. To be consumed twice a day for 4 weeks. Brewed in 150ml of boiling water and allowed to steep for 10 minutes.

oregano/frithocsaídeoirí

The Acute Effect of Spices on Vascular Health

Mint Tea for the Treatment of Nasal Polyps

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