CR+Catechins Better than CR Alone?

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Although not shown in the below abstract, a 10% reduction in total

energy intake based on body mass, height and activity level was

followed by both groups. This is encouraging news for speeding up

changes in body composition.

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Ingestion of a tea rich in catechins leads to a reduction in body fat

and malondialdehyde-modified LDL in men.

Nagao T, Komine Y, Soga S, Meguro S, Hase T, Tanaka Y, Tokimitsu I.

From Health Care Products Research Laboratories No.1, Kao

Corporation, Tokyo.

BACKGROUND: 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. OBJECTIVE: We investigated the effect of catechins on body fat

reduction and the relation between oxidized LDL and body fat

variables. DESIGN: After a 2-wk diet run-in period, healthy Japanese

men were divided into 2 groups with similar BMI and waist

circumference distributions. A 12-wk double-blind study was performed

in which the subjects ingested 1 bottle oolong tea/d containing 690

mg catechins (green tea extract group; n = 17) or 1 bottle oolong

tea/d containing 22 mg catechins (control group; n = 18). RESULTS:

Body weight, BMI, waist circumference, body fat mass, and

subcutaneous fat area were significantly lower in the green tea

extract group than in the control group. Changes in the

concentrations of malondialdehyde-modified LDL were positively

associated with changes in body fat mass and total fat area in the

green tea extract group. CONCLUSION: Daily consumption of tea

containing 690 mg catechins for 12 wk reduced body fat, which

suggests that the ingestion of catechins might be useful in the

prevention and improvement of lifestyle-related diseases, mainly

obesity.

PMID: 15640470 [PubMed - in process]

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Hi All,

Were they CRed?:

Dietary condition of the subjects

Three subjects were excluded from the analysis because of a marked

change in their living environment during the study (control group, n

= 18; GTE group, n = 17). The daily energy intake was 8.7 ± 0.1 MJ at

week 0 and 8.8 ± 0.1 MJ at week 12 in the control group and 8.6 ± 0.1

MJ at week 0 and 8.6 ± 0.1 MJ at week 12 in the green tea extract

group. Those daily energy values were very close to the Japanese

standard, which is 9.0–9.4 MJ in men 20–40 y old at living activity

strength 1 (35), and 90% of the values were 8.3–8.5 MJ. "

Drinking tea with catechin levels 31-fold different means we need to

consume 31 bottle of green tea?

>

> Although not shown in the below abstract, a 10% reduction in total

> energy intake based on body mass, height and activity level was

> followed by both groups. This is encouraging news for speeding up

> changes in body composition.

>

> Logan

>

>

> Ingestion of a tea rich in catechins leads to a reduction in body

fat

> and malondialdehyde-modified LDL in men.

>

> Nagao T, Komine Y, Soga S, Meguro S, Hase T, Tanaka Y, Tokimitsu I.

>

> BACKGROUND: 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. OBJECTIVE: We investigated the effect of catechins on body

fat

> reduction and the relation between oxidized LDL and body fat

> variables. DESIGN: After a 2-wk diet run-in period, healthy

Japanese

> men were divided into 2 groups with similar BMI and waist

> circumference distributions. A 12-wk double-blind study was

performed

> in which the subjects ingested 1 bottle oolong tea/d containing 690

> mg catechins (green tea extract group; n = 17) or 1 bottle oolong

> tea/d containing 22 mg catechins (control group; n = 18). RESULTS:

> Body weight, BMI, waist circumference, body fat mass, and

> subcutaneous fat area were significantly lower in the green tea

> extract group than in the control group. Changes in the

> concentrations of malondialdehyde-modified LDL were positively

> associated with changes in body fat mass and total fat area in the

> green tea extract group. CONCLUSION: Daily consumption of tea

> containing 690 mg catechins for 12 wk reduced body fat, which

> suggests that the ingestion of catechins might be useful in the

> prevention and improvement of lifestyle-related diseases, mainly

> obesity.

>

> PMID: 15640470 [PubMed - in process]