Nutrition
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 147-154 , February 2009

Standardized capsule of Camellia sinensis lowers cardiovascular risk factors in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

  • Meri P. Nantz, B.S.

      Affiliations

    • Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
    • ,
  • Cheryl A. Rowe, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
    • ,
  • Jack F. Bukowski, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    • Nutritional Science Research Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    • ,
  • Susan S. Percival, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +352-392-1991; fax: +352-392-9467

Received 5 March 2008 ,Accepted 18 July 2008.

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 This study was funded in part by Taiyo, International (Minneapolis, MN, USA). The contribution by Jack F. Bukowski, M.D., was in his capacity as Nutritional Science Research Institute Director; he is also a consultant for Taiyo International.

PII: S0899-9007(08)00323-7

doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2008.07.018

Nutrition
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 147-154 , February 2009

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