A green tea extract high in catechins reduces body fat and cardiovascular risks in humans

Obesity

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1473-1483

  Nagao, Tomonori ^a   Hase, Tadashi ^a   Tokimitsu, Ichiro ^a  

^a KAO CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adiposity; Blood pressure; Metabolic syndrome; Serum cholesterol; Tea polyphenol

Indexed keywords

CATECHIN; CHOLESTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; TEA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CATECHIN; CHOLESTEROL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RISK FACTORS; TEA;

EID: 34547161951     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2007.176     Document Type: Article

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