Visceral fat and body weight are reduced in overweight adults by the supplementation of Doenjang, a fermented soybean paste

Nutrition Research and Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 520-526

  Cha, Youn Soo ^a,b   Yang, Ji Ae ^a,b   Back, Hyang Im ^a,b   Kim, Soo Ran ^a,b   Kim, Min Gul ^b   Jung, Su Jin ^b   Song, Won O ^c   Chae, Soo Wan ^a,b  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Chonbuk National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^c Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal fat; Body weight; Doenjang; Overweight adults; Visceral fat

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 84873852119     PISSN: 19761457     EISSN: 20056168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4162/nrp.2012.6.6.520     Document Type: Article

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