Relationship among habitual tea consumption, percent body fat, and body fat distribution

Obesity Research

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1088-1095

  Wu, Chih Hsing ^a   Lu, Feng Hwa ^a   Chang, Chin Song ^a   Chang, Tsui Chen ^a   Wang, Ru Hsueh ^a   Chang, Chih Jen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bioelectrical impedance analysis; Body fat distribution; Percent body fat; Tea; Waist to hip ratio

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; CHINA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; TEA; TIME;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGE FACTORS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; CHINA; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; TEA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1542390802     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2003.149     Document Type: Review

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