Obesity
Conditions
Interventions
All subjects spent 2 x 36 hours in randomized order in a respiration chamber on the university. On one of these occasions subjects receive green tea (757 mg/capsule) next to their meals, during the ot
Sponsors
FrieslandCampina
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy; 2. Asian and Caucasian men and women; 3. A Body Mass Index (BMI) between 18-25 kg/m2; 4. Age of 18-50 years; 5. They must have either a COMTH allele or a COMTL allele.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria for subjects are apart from age, BMI, origin and polymorphisms: 1. Smoking; 2. Being on medication (except the use of contraception); 3. Excessive alcohol consumption; 4. Excessive exercise; 5. Not being weight stable; 6. Being dietary restraint (assessed by the Three Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ)); 7. People who drink more than one cup of coffee per day.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Effect of green tea on : Energy expenditure and fat oxidation; 2. Feelings of hunger and satiety measured with visual analogue scales; 3. Effects of different polymorphisms in people with different ethnicity on the utcome of energy expenditure and substrate oxidation after supplementation with green tea. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| No secondary outcomes. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactRick Hursel
Maastricht University Dept. Humane Biology PO Box 616
Outcome results
None listed