Green tea-induced thermogenesis controlling body weight

Tea and Tea Products: Chemistry and Health-Promoting Properties

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 221-232

  Shi, John ^a   Xue, Sophia Jun ^a   Kakuda, Yukio ^b  

^a GUELPH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

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DOI: 10.1201/9781420008036-17     Document Type: Chapter

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