Clinical Study to Evaluate the Body Fat Reducing Effects of Heat-Treated Green Tea Extract Complex

A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-design Clinical Study to Evaluate the Body Fat Reducing Effect of Heat-Treated Green Tea Extract Complex

This clinical study was designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of body fat reduction in obese adults by treatment of heat-treated green tea extract complex

This study is a 12-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. 100 subjects were ranromly assigned to heat-treated green tea extract(HTGT) group and placebo group. The changes in the efficacy endpoint were evaluated after treatment of 2 capsules of HTGT once daiy for 12 weeks.

• lt;Inclusion Criteria>

  • Males and females aged between 19 ~ 64 years
  • BMI 25.0 ~ 34.9 kg/m^2
  • Waist circumferebce: 90cm or more for men, 85cm or more for women
  • Subjects who have fully understand the information provided about the study and voluntarily decided to participate

• lt;Exclusion Criteria>

  • Participants whose weight changed by more than 10% within the 3 months prior to visit 1
  • Individuals participated in a commercial weight loss program within 3 months prior to Visit 1
  • Participants who have undergone surgical procedures within 3 years
  • Participants who have taken obesity treatment medications within the last 3 months
  • Individuals who have taken medications affecting weight or dietary supplements for weight control within the last month
  • Subjects with uncontrolled hypertension
  • Subjects diagnosed with diabetes
  • TSH <0.1 uIU/ml or >10 uIU/ml
  • Creatinine >1.5mg/dL
  • AST or ALT > three times the upper normal limit