Do Green Coffee Bean Weight Loss Supplements Work?
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 12:00
in Health & Medicine
A trending "miracle" weight-loss product is green coffee bean dietary supplements. Some people swear by them and marketing claims are not modest about the effectiveness. But do they actually work or is it placebo and/or other changes (exercise, diet) that concerned people adapt? Science would never criticize coffee. It is rich in healthful, natural, plant-based polyphenol substances and evidence from past studies links coffee drinking to a lower risk of obesity, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes and other disorders collectively termed the "metabolic syndrome." Chlorogenic acid (CGA), one coffee polyphenol, is the main ingredient in scores of dietary supplements promoted as weight-loss products. read more