# A nutritive dose of pure (–)-epicatechin does not beneficially affect increased cardiometabolic risk factors in overweight-to-obese adults—a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind crossover study

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/a-nutritive-dose-of-pure-epicatechin-does-not-beneficially-affect-increased/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Natalie Kirch,Lea Berk,Yvonne Liegl,Marcel Adelsbach,Benno F. Zimmermann,Peter Stehle,Birgit Stoffel‐Wagner,Norbert Ludwig,Andreas Schieber,Hans‐Peter Helfrich,Sabine Ellinger |
| Citations | 37 |
| DOI | 10.1093/ajcn/nqy066 |
| Fields | Agricultural and Biological Sciences,Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | bronze |
| OA URL | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000291652202888X/pdf |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2807161083 |
| PMID | 29868915 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2018 |

## Paper authors

- [Natalie Kirch](https://scholariq.org/researchers/natalie-kirch/)
- [Hans‐Peter Helfrich](https://scholariq.org/researchers/hans-peter-helfrich/)

## Paper journal

- [American Journal of Clinical Nutrition](https://scholariq.org/journals/american-journal-of-clinical-nutrition/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities](https://scholariq.org/topics/phytochemicals-and-antioxidant-activities/)

## Paper topics

- [Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities](https://scholariq.org/topics/phytochemicals-and-antioxidant-activities/)
- [Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis](https://scholariq.org/topics/food-chemistry-and-fat-analysis/)
- [Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment](https://scholariq.org/topics/pharmacology-and-obesity-treatment/)

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