energy metabolism1 of 1 with evidence behind them
What actually helps with weight & body composition
Body weight, and fat versus lean mass, as trials measure them.
EGCG for Weight & Body Composition
Mixed3 studies · 2 supporting · 1 against
8 safety notes
Catechins, especially EGCG, are proposed to increase energy expenditure and fat oxidation, partly by inhibiting the enzyme that breaks down noradrenaline - an effect that appears to depend on caffeine being present alongside the catechins.
Dose: 400–857 mg
Tested as: green tea extract standardized to EGCG, 400-857 mg EGCG/day for 12 weeks to 1 year; the positive pooled effect in meta-analysis depended on catechins being combined with caffeine