Long-term Effects of Green Tea on Gut Flora, Fat Absorption, Body Composition and Resting Energy Expenditure

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

70

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

June 30, 2012

Primary Completion Date

December 31, 2014

Study Completion Date

April 30, 2015

Conditions
Obesity
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

placebo

Subjects will receive placebo (soy oil; 757 mg/capsule, 3 capsules with each breakfast, lunch and dinner) in capsule form after their baseline measurement, which they have to consume daily for a period of twelve weeks.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

green tea (757 mg/capsule [84.5 mg EGCG + 2.1 mg caffeine ]

Subjects will receive green tea (757 mg/capsule \[84.5 mg EGCG + 2.1 mg caffeine \], 3 capsules with each breakfast, lunch and dinner)in capsule form after their baseline measurement, which they have to consume daily for a period of twelve weeks.

Trial Locations (1)

6229 ER

Maastricht University, Human Biology, Maastricht

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Maastricht University Medical Center

OTHER

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