Green Coffee for Weight Management – Fact Or Fiction

Green tea is often touted as the answer to good health. And now, it’s green coffee’s turn! Have you been hearing about how green coffee can help you reduce weight naturally and with “no side effects.” If you are tempted to try it out but are a bit wary, look no further. We bring you the facts so you can decide for yourself.

What is Green Coffee?

Green coffee bean extract is derived from coffee beans that haven’t been roasted. Scientists claim that unroasted coffee has high levels of CGA – a compound which diminishes during the roasting process. CGA is believed to have health benefits and is said to aid in weight management.

What do researchers say?

Although some researchers claim that green coffee has a significant contribution to weight management, most of these are industry funded and conducted on a minuscule group of people for a short-term period. More research is clearly needed in this direction.

weight management fact or fiction?

Green coffee is being sold as the latest weight management supplement and there are quite a few people swearing by its efficacy. The problem with the buyers these days is that, instead of digging deep into the claims made by products and brands, they go by the advertisements, which might not really be true and can just be a baseless publicity gimmick. First featured in ‘The Dr. Oz Show’ (a popular American health show), Green Coffee was publicized as a weight management supplement with miraculous results.

Impact on metabolism

While many claimed that it appeared more like an advertorial, the extract gained popularity and the demand soared up for this mystery potion which was earlier unknown. But if coffee is believed to have a negative impact on metabolism, why is green coffee considered healthy? Scientists claim that unroasted coffee has high levels of CGA – a compound which diminishes during the roasting process.

CGA is believed to have health benefits and is said to aid in weight management. According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), it is important to exercise caution when it comes to food supplements. Since more research is needed in establishing the harmlessness of green coffee, it is necessary to consult your doctor before trying it out as enough data is not available on the impact it may cause on your body.

Dr. Oz Research

Though a few research papers have proved that green coffee extract can help you lose weight, the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S Senate Subcommittee on Science, and Transportation Committee don’t seem to agree. They argued that the participant size was too small and the experiments were poorly designed.

Therefore, even if green coffee shows some signs of weight management, it cannot be called as the ultimate weight management supplement. By doing so, the manufacturers are misleading the consumers. In fact, when Dr. Oz talked about this sensational weight management supplement on his show in 2012, he was criticized and the guest on his show, Lindsey Duncan, was fined $9 million for misleading the viewers with deceptive information that did not have enough scientific backup.

Conclusion

To conclude, losing weight is difficult, but not impossible. If you want to lose weight, you should eat healthy and workout regularly. And if your doctor gives it a thumbs up, you can use weight management supplements like green coffee extract. But remember, only using green coffee extract to lose weight will not give you any results. Give it a good thought before you start.