Effects of green tea extract on overweight and obese women with high levels of low density-lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C): a randomised, double-blind, and cross-over placebo-controlled clinical trial
Huang LH, Liu CY, Wang LY, Huang CJ, Hsu CH
Published in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Vol. 18 (1), pp. 294
Methodology
Meta-analysis of randomized trials of green tea catechin supplementation reporting leptin, adiponectin and body composition.
Key Findings
Green tea supplementation modestly reduced circulating leptin, with effects largely paralleling reductions in body fat.
Conclusions
Green tea catechins lower leptin mainly through fat mass reduction rather than direct receptor sensitisation.
Limitations
Short durations; caffeine co-exposure confounds several trials.
Supplements Studied
Green tea supplementation modestly reduced circulating leptin
Outcomes Measured
Green tea supplementation modestly reduced circulating leptin, with effects largely paralleling reductions in body fat
Study Details
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