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Effects of intake of a mixture of thiamin, arginine, caffeine, and citric Acid on adiposity in
healthy subjects with high percent body fat.
Muroyama K, Murosaki S, Yamamoto Y, Ishijima A, Toh Y.
Research and Development Section, Takeda Food Products Ltd.
We assessed the effects of intake of thiamin, arginine, caffeine, and citric acid (TACC) on lipid
metabolism in healthy subjects. Thirty-one subjects with high percent body fat ( greater, similar
25.0%) were randomly assigned to a 12-wk intervention with daily intake of TACC-supplemented tea
(1.1, 1240, 52, and 540 mg, respectively; n=16) or control tea (n=15). The percent body fat
decreased significantly during the intervention in both groups, especially in the TACC group. A
percentage decrease in triceps skinfold was significantly greater in the TACC group than in the
control group. The decrease in abdominal visceral fat in obese subjects was significantly greater in
the TACC group than in the control group. Serum triglyceride was significantly lower during
intervention than that during the non-intervention period in the TACC group. These results suggest
that TACC may be effective in reducing body fat in obese subjects.
PMID: 14646190 [PubMed - in process]