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  • Effectiveness of Green Tea Extracts for Simple Obesity: A Systematic Review

    ObjectiveTo systematically review the clinical effects of green tea extracts on simple obesity. MethodsSystematic retrieval were conducted in PubMed, The Cochrane Library (Issue 8, 2012), CNKI, VIP, CBM, and WanFang Data to collect the randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on green tea extracts in treating patients with simple obesity. According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, two reviewers independently screened literature, extracted data, and assessed the methodological quality of the included studies. Meta-analysis was then performed using RevMan 5.0. ResultsA total of 11 RCTs involving 693 patients were included. Results of meta-analysis displayed that compared with the control group, patients in the green tea extracts group significantly had a obvious decrease of body mass (WMD=-0.32, 95%CI-0.46 to-0.17, P < 0.000 1) as well as body mass index (BMI) (WMD=-0.07, 90%CI-0.09 to-0.05, P < 0.000 01) with significant differences. ConclusionCurrent evidence shows that, green tea extracts could effectively treat simple obesity.

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