Green coffee beans show potential for losing weight

Orlando Slantinel ^ | 03.27.2012 | Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times

[Prov1322]

When roasted at 475 degrees, coffee beans are sometimes described as rich and full-bodied. But for the full-bodied person who is not so rich, unroasted coffee beans — green as the day they were picked — may hold the key to cheap and effective weight loss, new research suggests.

In a study presented Tuesday at the American Chemical Society's spring national meeting in San Diego, 16 overweight young adults took, by turns, a low dose of green coffee bean extract, a high dose of the supplement, and a placebo. Though the study was small, the results were striking: Subjects lost an average of 17.5 pounds in 22 weeks and reduced their overall body weight by 10.5%.

If green coffee extract were a medication seeking approval from the Food and Drug Administration, these results would make it a viable candidate — more than 35% of subjects lost more than 5% of their body weight, and weight loss appeared to be greater while subjects were taking the pills than when they were on the placebo.

But as a dietary supplement, green coffee extract does not require the FDA's blessing. In fact, it is already available as a naturopathic medicine and antioxidant.

[Doogle]

with chocolate

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

The reason we have such great coffee is because Juan Valdez will go out of his way to pick that bean which is most perfectly ripe.

[Prov1322]

That’s right...yesterday was the news about chocolate and weight loss...this just keeps gettin’ better ‘n’ better!

[netmilsmom]

I going to find some right now....

[Baynative]

"That’s right...yesterday was the news about chocolate and weight loss...this just keeps gettin’ better ‘n’ better!"

I'm looking forward to tomorrow!

[count-your-change]

Green persimmons work much better. Simply biting into one causes the mouth to draw up tighter than a rusty bumper bolt making eating impossible. If by some heroic means the green persimmons are forced down the subjects stomach will immediately empty due to a natural substance in the fruit called “surgis upchuckem horriblium”.

[Doogle]

this just keeps gettin’ better ‘n’ better!

yeah, don't think about Odumbocare

[Gaffer]

So does being a tax-paying citizen under Obama’s rule.

[jameslalor]

If I recall correctly, coffee has a compound that inhibits the action of glucose-6-phosphatase. Perhaps that is related to the observed weight loss - simply reducing free glucose and post-meal glucose spikes would seem to go a long way to addressing weight gain.

[Spunky]

[misanthrope]

Oh great. Another reason for the price of coffee to shoot up.

[Marko413]

Oh great. Another reason for the price of coffee to shoot up.

That was the exact same thing I thought when I saw this headline!

[moovova]

Green coffee beans show potential for losing weight

Very impressive...a coffee bean that can lose weight.

And, just in time for that summer beach trip.

[crosshairs]

I heard yesterday that the more chocolate you eat, the more weight you lose. But that was yesterday, and yesterdays gone.

[Ellendra]

16 overweight young adults took, by turns, a low dose of green coffee bean extract, a high dose of the supplement, and a placebo. Though the study was small, the results were striking: Subjects lost an average of 17.5 pounds in 22 weeks and reduced their overall body weight by 10.5%.

Anyone else seeing holes in that summary?

[WinMod70]

As written, I have concluded that one needs to do all three to lose an ave. 17.5 lbs. in 22 weeks.

[CatherineofAragon]

From reading the title, I’m surprised to find that coffee beans can lose weight. I didn’t know they were fat to begin with.

[Hegewisch Dupa]

Nicely done!

[NonValueAdded]

LOL