Main Ingredient In Green Coffee Bean Weight Loss Supplements Is Ineffective – Study

U.S. researchers have determined in an animal study that higher doses of the main ingredient found in popular green coffee bean weight loss supplements – a polyphenol known as chlorogenic acid, or CGA – does nothing to prevent weight gain. Obese mice fed a high-fat diet alone and a high-fat diet plus CGA gained the same amount of weight. In addition, the CGA mice were more likely to develop disorders that can lead to type 2 diabetes, and they accumulated more fat in their livers. The researchers concluded that CGA supplementation in a high-fat diet “does not protect against features of the metabolic syndrome”.