The combination of green tea, caffeine, conjugated linoleic acid and branched chain amino acids have no effect on body composition and abdominal fat changes in overweight and obese men and women

Abstract

Background Caffeine, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), green tea and branched chain amino acids (BCAA) have shown to individually improve body composition in overweight and obese men and women. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a multi-ingredient dietary supplement containing caffeine, CLA, green tea, and BCAA on body composition and abdominal fat mass in overweight and obese men and women. Methods