Tea catechins with a galloyl moiety reduce body weight and fat

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 161-171

  Kajimoto, Osami ^a   Kajimoto, Yoshitaka ^b   Yabune, Mitsuharu ^b   Nakamura, Tadashi ^c   Kotani, Kazuaki ^c,d   Suzuki, Yuko ^e   Nozawa, Ayumu ^e   Nagata, Kozo ^e   Unno, Tomonori ^e   Yuko, Mitane Sagesaka ^e   Kakuda, Takami ^e   Yoshikawa, Toshikazu ^f  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Soiken Inc   (Japan)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d Sekiyama Clinic   (Japan)

^e 421 0516   (Japan)

^f Kyoto Deaf School   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body fat; Clinical trial; Obesity; Tea catechin

Indexed keywords

CATECHIN; EPICATECHIN GALLATE; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; GALLOCATECHIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; APPETITE; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRINKING; EATING HABIT; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SIDE EFFECT; SMOKING; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TEA; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 20944433771     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.51.161     Document Type: Article

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