{"id":1821,"date":"2012-08-14T10:03:41","date_gmt":"2012-08-14T14:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondgorgeous\/?p=1821"},"modified":"2012-08-14T10:03:41","modified_gmt":"2012-08-14T14:03:41","slug":"coffee-for-weight-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondgorgeous\/2012\/08\/coffee-for-weight-loss.html","title":{"rendered":"Coffee for Weight Loss?"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019re always looking for it — that magic pill that will make the fat melt off our bodies.\u00a0 A new study shows surprising evidence that the magic pill might have appeared.\u00a0 A study published in Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity<\/em><\/a> journal recently show impressive evidence that green coffee bean extract will cause weight loss, even with no changes in diet and lifestyle.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Don\u2019t reach for that third cup of coffee yet!\u00a0 The effect is only in the green coffee bean.\u00a0 Evidently the benefit comes from chlorogenic acid, which evaporates when coffee beans are roasted.\u00a0 If you want to try it, you have to get a supplement.<\/p>\n

The chologenic acid evidently works in the liver, preventing that overworked organ from releasing glucose from your food into your blood stream.\u00a0 That means your body has to pull the fuel from the stored fat — thus causing you to lose weight.<\/p>\n

Since Dr. Oz featured it on his popular television show, supplement companies have rushed to get formulas together and get them marketed.\u00a0 That is always a problem.\u00a0 How can you know that the supplements contain the ingredients they are supposed to contain and not lots of other miscellaneous stuff?\u00a0 You don\u2019t.\u00a0 Look for brands that you trust and read the labels and compare.\u00a0 I bought one brand online and picked up another at the health food store.\u00a0 The online version cost more (although they cut the price by $10 when I changed my mind halfway through the ordering process and canceled the order.)\u00a0 It also contained a lot of other ingredients like green tea extract and raspberry ketones.\u00a0 They might be helpful, but there is no way to know how much coffee bean extract the pills actually contain. Also, it isn\u2019t clear if all the ingredients are natural.\u00a0 The bottle from the health food store states that it is pure green coffee bean extract — 800 mg. per pill.<\/p>\n

Does it work?\u00a0 The studies were pretty impressive.\u00a0 One study cycled 22 overweight adults through a high dose of chloragenic acid in green coffee bean extract, a lower dose, and a placebo. \u00a0Subjects lost most on the highest, less on the lower dose, and none on the placebo.\u00a0 The study by Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity Journal<\/em> used two groups of overweight adults. The group getting the green coffee bean extract lost weight – about 17 lbs. each over 12 weeks. The placebo group did not. An earlier, Italian study on mice showed similar effects on the little critters.<\/p>\n

Will it make you jittery? The studies say \u201cno,\u201d because the extract contains a fraction of the caffeine of a single cup of coffee.\u00a0 Any negative side effects?\u00a0 None that have come up yet.\u00a0 In fact, they extract is a powerful antioxidant which helps prevent damage to cells.<\/p>\n

Does it work on ordinary people?\u00a0 Nothing much works for me, except sticking to a low glycemic meal plan — with no sugar or grains.\u00a0 Even then I\u2019m a slow loser.\u00a0 I\u2019m giving green coffee bean extract a try and will let you know.<\/p>\n

However, I will hasten to say that I\u2019m not planning to use it as a get-out-of-jail-free card.\u00a0 Eating right affects your whole body — not just your waistline. \u00a0You have to give your body quality fuel if you want it to run well and last a long time.\u00a0 Remember that our goal is not to be gorgeous, but to reach a level of health and strength beyond gorgeous!<\/p>\n

Eating to live and living for Christ,<\/p>\n

Susan Jordan Brown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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