Green tea supplementation and body weight: a null randomized controlled trial in postmenopausal women
Dostal AM, Samavat H, Bedell S, Torkelson C, Wang R, Swenson K, Le C, Wu AH, Ursin G, Yuan JM, Kurzer MS
Published in Journal of Nutrition
Methodology
Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial of green tea extract (843 mg EGCG/day) in 937 postmenopausal women over 12 months.
Key Findings
Green tea extract produced no significant change in body weight, BMI or body composition compared with placebo over one year.
Conclusions
Well-powered null trial: thermogenic effects do not translate into long-term weight change.
Limitations
Postmenopausal women only.
Supplements Studied
Green tea extract produced no significant change in body weight, BMI or body composition compared with placebo over one year
Outcomes Measured
Green tea extract produced no significant change in body weight, BMI or body composition compared with placebo over one year
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