Effects of green tea on weight maintenance after body-weight loss

• Published in: British journal of nutrition 2004-03, Vol.91 (3), p.431-437
• Main Authors: Kovacs, Eva M. R., Lejeune, Manuela P. G. M., Nijs, Ilse, Westerterp-Plantenga, Margriet S.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Body Composition; Body Mass Index; Body Weight; Caffeine; Caffeine - administration & dosage; Energy expenditure; Energy Metabolism; Epigallocatechin gallate; Feeding. Feeding behavior; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Green tea; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Obesity; Obesity - diet therapy; Obesity - physiopathology; Obesity - prevention & control; Oxidation-Reduction; Substrate oxidation; Tea - chemistry; Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems; Weight Loss
• ISSN: 0007-1145; 1475-2662
• DOI: 10.1079/BJN20041061

The present study was conducted to investigate whether green tea may improve weight maintenance by preventing or limiting weight regain after weight loss of 5 to 10% in overweight and moderately obese subjects. The study had a randomised, parallel, placebo-controlled design. A total of 104 overweight and moderately obese male and female subjects (age 18–60 years; BMI 25–35kg/m2) participated. The study consisted of a very-low-energy diet intervention (VLED; 2·1MJ/d) of 4 weeks followed by a weight-maintenance period of 13 weeks in which the subjects received green tea or placebo. The green tea contained caffeine (104mg/d) and catechins (573mg/d, of which 323mg was epigallocatechin gallate). Subjects lost 6·4 (sd 1·9) kg or 7·5 (sd 2·2) % of their original body weight during the VLED (P