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| Title: | Beverage |
| Issue Date: | Aug-2005 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| Abstract: | Catechins, the major component of green
tea extract, have various physiologic effects. There are few studies, however,
on the effects of catechins on body fat reduction in humans. It has been
reported that the body mass index (BMI) correlates with the amount of
malondialdehyde and thiobarbituric acid–reactive substances in the blood.
Researchers at Health Care Products Research Laboratories, Tokyo investigated
the effect of catechins on body fat reduction and the relation between oxidized
LDL and body fat variables. After a 2-weeks diet run-in period, healthy Japanese
men were divided into 2 groups with similar BMI and waist circumference
distributions. A 12-week double-blind study was performed in which the subjects
ingested 1 bottle oolong tea/day containing 690 mg catechins (green tea extract
group; n = 17) or 1 bottle oolong tea/day containing 22 mg catechins (control
group; n = 18). |
| Page(s): | 280-283 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1092 (Online); 0972-592X (Print) |
| Source: | NPR Vol.4(4) [July-August 2005]
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