| Effect | Increase |
| Trial Design | Double blind |
| Trial Length | 2-4 Weeks |
| Number of Subjects | 19 |
| Gender | Male |
| Age Range | 18-29 |
| Body Types | Average |
10mg of a 95% ethanolic extract of Grains of Paradise for 4 weeks was able to augment cold therapy-induced metabolic rate increases without per se influencing metabolic rate. Overall, a small sample size as the responders to cold therapy (n=12) were divided into two groups of 6 each
