Green tea for weight loss and weight maintenance in overweight or obese adults

Jurgens, Tannis; Marie Whelan, Anne; Killian, Lara; Doucette, Steve; Kirk, Sara; Foy, Elizabeth

doi:10.1002/14651858.cd008650.pub2

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Green tea for weight loss and weight maintenance in overweight or obese adults

Published in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews • Dec 7, 2012

Authors:

Tannis Jurgens

Anne Marie Whelan

Lara Killian

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Preparations of green tea are used as aids in weight loss and weight maintenance. Catechins and caffeine, both contained in green tea, are each believed to have a role in increasing energy metabolism, which may lead to weight loss. A number of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) evaluati...

Subject

Overweight

Weight loss

Obesity

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