Does Green Coffee Bean Extract Help in Weight Loss?

Weight Loss |Benefits | Side Effects | Who can take it | Who Can not | How to Make | When to Drink | Conclusion

What is Green Coffee?

You might have heard about the green coffee bean extract and how it helps in losing a few kilos of weight in just a week.

But is it really that miraculous product as it claims to be?

Let’s find out why there’s so much hype about this product.

Green coffee beans are the coffee beans that are not roasted like regular coffee beans.

It is a complex mixture of more than 800 volatile compounds in which caffeine and Chlorogenic Acids are the most common compound.

As it is not roasted and consumed in its natural form, it doesn’t lose it’s properties, unlike regular coffee beans.

How it Aids in Weight Loss?

Green coffee beans extract contains chlorogenic acid which is anti-inflammatory and has antioxidant properties that are claimed to help in weight loss and many other health benefits.

Even our regular coffee has small amounts of chlorogenic acid but most of it gets lost during the roasting process.

Chlorogenic acid helps in the blood flow in the body and increases blood circulation which in turn carries oxygen and results in weight loss.

Caffeine present in coffee also lessen your apetite. So you don’t do binge eating and lose some extra weight.

There’s a small study done on the green coffee extract. But due to the study was done on a small group and for a small duration so the efficacy of it can’t be confirmed.

Benefits

Apart from weight loss green coffee has also has other significant health benefits.

Blood Circulation

Chlorogenic Acids present in green coffee improves the blood circulation in body which results in increase in Haemoglobin.

Reduces Free Radical

Green coffee contains antioxidant so it reduces the free radical in the body

Controls Type-2 Diabetes

As it contains Chlorogenic Acid, it can regulate glucose and isnulin level.

High Blood Pressure

According to a study done in 2014 Green Coffee extract can help in controlling or prevent high blood pressure.

Possible Side Effects

Green coffee is mostly safe but can have possible side effects

• Insomnia
• Nausea
• Thinning of bones (Osteoporosis)
• Increased heart rate
• Constipation
• Diarrhea
• Headache
• Anxiety

Who can take it?

• Individuals who want to loose their excess weight
• Women suffering from PCOS/PCOD can take it
• Thyroid pateint
• Diabetic patient
• Blood Pressure patient

Who can’t take it?

• Pregnant/ Feeding Mom
• Children

How to Make Green Coffee?

• Purchase high-quality coffee beans. Don’t buy the powdered form as it may be adulterated.
• Rinse 25gm of coffee beans with normal tap water. But avoid rubbing with your hands as it may result in losing pappery chaff that contains antioxidants.
• Then soak it in a bowl containing 300ml of water and leave it overnight.
• The next day in morning put the same water and coffee beans in a pot on the stove.
• Put it on high flame and bring it to the boil.
• Then lower the flame and let it be on low flame for another 15 minutes.
• During this time you can also add cardamom or cinnamon stick for flavor.
• After that strain, the liquid in a glass or coffee mug and there you have it, your green coffee.
• You can also dilute it a little in starting few days to get your taste bud accustomed to it.
• And can also add honey for taste but only after pouring the coffee in a mug.

When to Drink Green Coffee?

Ideally, you should drink on an empty stomach in the morning for increasing effectiveness.

But always wait for 30 minutes before having any meal or snack.

It can be drank 2 times a day. But it’s better to follow the manufacturer’s instruction about how many times you can drink it in a day.

Conclusion

Green coffee bean extract might be helpful in effective weight loss.

It may also be helpful in reducing cardiovascular risk factors and also provide other health benefits like lowering blood pressure and insulin level.

But one should consult their doctor to make sure it is safe for you to drink.

One can buy green coffee online or from a local grocery store.