Effects of catechin-enriched green tea beverage on visceral fat loss in adults with a high proportion of visceral fat: A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial

Journal of Functional Foods

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 315-322

  Zhang, Ying ^a   Yu, Yingjie ^b   Li, Xu ^a   Meguro, Shinichi ^c   Hayashi, Satoshi ^c   Katashima, Mitsuhiro ^c   Yasumasu, Takeshi ^c   Wang, Jingzhong ^b   Li, Keji ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c KAO CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body fat mass; Body weight; Catechins; Functional beverage; Green tea; Visceral fat

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862820024     PISSN: 17564646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2011.12.010     Document Type: Article

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