Beneficial effects of catechin-rich green tea and inulin on the body composition of overweight adults

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 749-754

  Yang, Hsin Yi ^a,b   Yang, Suh Ching ^c   Chao, Jane C J ^c   Chen, Jiun Rong ^b,c  

^a I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Body fat; Catechins; Green tea; Inulin; Obesity

Indexed keywords

CATECHIN; INULIN;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; OBESITY; TEA; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADIPOSITY; ADULT; ANTI-OBESITY AGENTS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CATECHIN; FEMALE; FOOD, FORMULATED; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; TAIWAN; TEA; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863032411     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114511005095     Document Type: Article

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