A Case of Kombucha Tea Toxicity

Kole, Alison; Jones, Heather D.; Christensen, Russell L.; Gladstein, Jay

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“…daily). It was later established that these cases suffered from certain conditions which made them vulnerable to developing acidosis (Nummer, 2013), as HIV and acute kidney failure (Sunghee Kole, Jones, Christensen, & Gladstein, 2009). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 1994), the daily consumption of 4 oz.…”

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A review on health benefits of kombucha nutritional compounds and metabolites

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Jayabalan

et al. 2018

CyTA - Journal of Food

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Kombucha is a beverage made by fermenting sugared tea using a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeasts. Kombucha consumption has been associated with some health effects such as: the reduction of cholesterol levels and blood pressure, reduction of cancer propagation, the improvement of liver, the immune system, and gastrointestinal functions. The beneficial effects of kombucha are attributed to the presence of bioactive compounds that act synergistically. Bacteria contained in kombucha beverage belongs to the genus Acetobacter, Gluconobacter, and the yeasts of the genus Saccharomyces along with glucuronic acid, contribute to health protection. This review focuses on recent findings regarding beneficial effects of kombucha and discusses its chemical compounds, as well as the metabolites resulted by the fermentation process. Besides, some contraindications of kombucha consumption are also reviewed.Revisión de los beneficios para la salud de los compuestos nutricionales y los metabolitos de la kombucha RESUMEN La kombucha es una bebida hecha de té endulzado y fermentado utilizando un cultivo simbiótico de bacterias y levaduras. El consumo del kombucha se ha asociado con algunos efectos benéficos para la salud, entre ellos la reducción de los niveles de colesterol y la presión arterial, la disminución de la propagación del cáncer y el mejoramiento de las funciones hepática, inmunológica y gastrointestinal. Estos efectos benéficos han sido atribuidos a la presencia de compuestos bioactivos en la kombucha, los cuales actúan sinérgicamente. Las bacterias contenidas en esta bebida pertenecen a los géneros Acetobacter y Gluconobacter; a su vez, las levaduras del género Saccharomyces contribuyen, junto con el ácido glucurónico, a la protección de la salud. La presente revisión discute varios hallazgos recientes en torno a los efectos benéficos del kombucha, y examina sus compuestos químicos y los metabolitos que se producen durante el proceso de fermentación. Finalmente, se revisan algunas contraindicaciones relativas al consumo de kombucha. ARTICLE HISTORY

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Section: Contraindications Of Kombuchamentioning

confidence: 99%

A review on health benefits of kombucha nutritional compounds and metabolites

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Suárez

Jayabalan

et al. 2018

CyTA - Journal of Food

216

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“…Consumption of the kombucha tea should be discouraged, as it may be associated with lifethreatening lactic-acidosis and toxic hepatitis, what was the topic or this article research and will continue to research in some of future articles [4]. In a conclusion, Kombucha tea is claimed to have various beneficial effects on human health, but there is very little scientific evidence available in literature.…”

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“…Effective therapy was with intravenous solutions of hepatic protective and ursodeoxycholic-acid. Hystopathological analysis of liver tissue, obtained through biopsy, was important in clinical diagnoses and causal, known therapy [3,4].…”

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“…Increasing the acid leads to excessive acidification of blood, which may produce changes in the balance of the body, and in severe cases can even cause death [3,4].…”

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“…Antioxidant molecules produced during the fermentation period could be the reason for the efficient hepatic protective and curative properties of kombucha tea against CCl4-induced hepatic toxicity, but used in overdose can induce toxicity himself. Hystopathological analysis of liver tissue, obtained through biopsy, was important in the clinical diagnoses and causal therapy [3,4].…”

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Fermented jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) extracts were produced using pure symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast (SCOBY) under controlled fermentation process. Both female and male Sprague‐Dawley rats were orally administrated with 4,000 mg/kg of fermented jackfruit pulp and leaves extracts for 28 consecutive days. Body weight of rats was recorded at 1‐week interval until necropsy day. There was no mortality reported along the experiment with no significant differences (p > .05) record among organ histopathology and blood biochemical parameters in treated groups when compared to control group. Interestingly, there were significant differences (p < .05) in the lower body weight gained of treated rats groups as opposed to control group, indicating the potential anti‐obesity effect of fermented jackfruit extracts. In conclusion, no toxicity symptoms were observed in 28 days oral administration toxicity study of fermented jackfruit pulp and leaves extracts in Sprague‐Dawley rats for both sexes.

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A Case of Kombucha Tea Toxicity

Abstract: While Kombucha tea is considered a healthy elixir, the limited evidence currently available raises considerable concern that it may pose serious health risks. Consumption of this tea should be discouraged, as it may be associated with life-threatening lactic acidosis.

Cited by 39 publications

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A review on health benefits of kombucha nutritional compounds and metabolites

A review on health benefits of kombucha nutritional compounds and metabolites

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Safety assessment of fermented jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) pulp and leaves in Sprague‐Dawley rats

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