Green Coffee Bean Extract?

HeatherLynnO
HeatherLynnO Posts: 20 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Has anyone tried the green coffee bean extract that supposedly Dr. Oz recommended on his tv show?

Just curious if anyone on HERE has tried it, as opposed to the probably "paid" people who say how great it worked for them.

Thanks in advance,
~hl~
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  • ltconner
    ltconner Posts: 4 Member
    I know they are selling a new thing at Starbucks which has Green Coffee Bean Extract in it called "Refreshers". They are good but unfortunately they have a ton of sugar in them (OF COURSE).

    I honestly would just stick with plain old coffee, without sugar. There has been scientifically proven benefits that coffee drinkers live longer and are less likely to get diseases such as cardiovascular disease.

    I hope this helps! : )
  • HeatherLynnO
    HeatherLynnO Posts: 20 Member
    thanks. :)
  • Stacyanne324
    Stacyanne324 Posts: 780 Member
    i just started taking it yesterday and most likely it's a coincidence but I'm down a pound today from yesterday. I'm starting it now while I'm not dieting or exercising because I wanted to see if the pill on it's own really does anything. Once school starts for my kids in two weeks I'm going to be starting Insanity again and watching my diet. For now I'm just playing around with the pills to see what happens... :)
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    I did, prob the best money i've ever spent ever. Very strong placebo effect from them
  • jesspi68
    jesspi68 Posts: 292
    i just started taking it yesterday and most likely it's a coincidence but I'm down a pound today from yesterday. I'm starting it now while I'm not dieting or exercising because I wanted to see if the pill on it's own really does anything. Once school starts for my kids in two weeks I'm going to be starting Insanity again and watching my diet. For now I'm just playing around with the pills to see what happens... :)

    bumping this because I'd like to be able to come back and remind you to give us info on your results! :)
  • Stacyanne324
    Stacyanne324 Posts: 780 Member
    i just started taking it yesterday and most likely it's a coincidence but I'm down a pound today from yesterday. I'm starting it now while I'm not dieting or exercising because I wanted to see if the pill on it's own really does anything. Once school starts for my kids in two weeks I'm going to be starting Insanity again and watching my diet. For now I'm just playing around with the pills to see what happens... :)

    bumping this because I'd like to be able to come back and remind you to give us info on your results! :)

    Ha! Will do! :) I'm not holding my breath but if they work it would be awesome. I do notice more energy taking them which is great (I've got three small kids to tend to so I can use all the energy I can get..lol). I'll at least finish out this bottle and see what I think at that point.
  • akw1989
    akw1989 Posts: 9
    bump!
  • mcanavan05
    mcanavan05 Posts: 210 Member
    Following
  • jfan175
    jfan175 Posts: 812 Member
    I did, prob the best money i've ever spent ever. Very strong placebo effect from them

    Be careful. I heard that too much placebo can cause blindness and impotence.
  • HeatherLynnO
    HeatherLynnO Posts: 20 Member
    I just started taking it, so we'll see what happens.
  • Stacyanne324
    Stacyanne324 Posts: 780 Member
    So far so good. I wasn't being very good at taking it when I first started but as of last Monday I have taken it as directed only I am doing it three times a day (before every meal) instead of two. I still am not exercising but I have started logging my food again. I'm not starving myself by any means but trying to stay around 1500 calories most days and other than that just taking the pills. So, far I'm down just about 5 pounds in a week. Hoping it continues!
  • Stacyanne324
    Stacyanne324 Posts: 780 Member
    A week in I can say that I no longer really feel the energy boost I felt at first but what it does for me is controls my hunger. Before I'd be starving right before lunch and often make bad decisions and then in the afternoon and late evening I'd be all about snacking but now that has been wiped away. I have a small cereal bar for breakfast and when lunch rolls around I'm hungry and can eat but I could also wait and be fine. Then even a light lunch tends to fill me up really heavily for hours. I rarely need an afternoon snack now and if I do a piece of fruit is more than enough. And dinner seems to be the same thing. No more after dinner cravings and making bad decisions. I'm full until bed and just have a cup of tea. I'm sure this is at least partly (if not totally) responsible for the 5 pound loss but even if all the pills do is control my eating I'll take it.
  • HeatherLynnO
    HeatherLynnO Posts: 20 Member
    Well, I started taking it Saturday, and I lost like 3.5 pounds between today and saturday. I did NOT work out, and I think I ate pizza twice!

    I worked out for 2 weeks straight, didn't lose a pound, or an inch. I took these for a few days, just did normal activities, grocery shopping, walking, etc. and lost 3.5. Could be coincidence, but I have two bottles, we'll take the rest and see if loss continues. So far so good.

    I did and still do feel just a twinge of energy....but I think mostly the energy's come from working out and just being more active the last few weeks...but even a little boost is a welcomed boost. :smile:
  • LuckyCheryl
    LuckyCheryl Posts: 71 Member
    Okay
    After reading this feed I am interested. Where do you purchase this extract??
  • LAWSBIGGAL
    LAWSBIGGAL Posts: 47
    How much and how often do you take it?
  • Espressocycle
    Espressocycle Posts: 2,245 Member
    If Dr. Oz endorses it, avoid it. Although I gotta say, I tried this coffee berry juice drink the other day and it was delicious. Now, to make some roasted coffee bean extract.
  • HeatherLynnO
    HeatherLynnO Posts: 20 Member
    I got mine from Walmart.com. Must be "PURE" no other ingredients, and must have 50% cholorgenic acid....according to dr. oz show, anything else, doesn't work and is just crap you don't need.
  • HeatherLynnO
    HeatherLynnO Posts: 20 Member
    I take two (800 mg) before breakfast (30 min. before meal w/ 8 oz glass of water), and two more (800 mg) before Lunch, but I hear others take two before every meal. I started out slow, only taking two when I woke up at first, and then increased after a couple days.
  • lizziebeth1028
    lizziebeth1028 Posts: 3,602 Member
    Magic pills!!! Sign me up....and here I was being silly by eating healthy and exercising!
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    I got mine from Walmart.com. Must be "PURE" no other ingredients, and must have 50% cholorgenic acid....according to dr. oz show, anything else, doesn't work and is just crap you don't need.

    So naturally we should see people who drink lots of light roast coffee slimmer then those who drink dark roast due to the differences in chlorogenic acids, correct?
  • bethanytowell
    bethanytowell Posts: 256 Member
    I tried the Pure Green Coffee Bean Extract, It was horrible. I still have a half full bottle in my cabinet. It may be a coincidence, but while taking it, I had HORRIBLE headaches, Stomach aches, NO bowel movements. I did not notice any weight loss. I did however have an energy boost for about 1 week. It did not find it useful but to each their own and its always worth a try.
  • Stacyanne324
    Stacyanne324 Posts: 780 Member
    Yeah, I'm not willing to 100% say these pills are making me lose weight but I continue to lose so I'm going to continue to take them. It could be that just watching my diet better like I am I'd be losing anyway but since I have another bottle after this one I might as well keep it up. But, I feel like the pills are at least helping with controlling my appetite (even if it's a placebo effect it is a help) so that is something. And I've combined exercise and diet before and haven't lost 5 pounds in a week so who knows.

    Anyway, for the person who asked: I am taking one I got on Amazon. The pills are 800mg each and also contain 100mg of Rasberry Ketone and 10mg of some other supplements. I know Dr. Oz says take the pure ones but these have been working fine and I liked that they are 800mg in only one pill. I am taking a pill 30 minutes before each meal (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) with a full glass of water. I also take Rasberry Ketones separately and CLA.
  • Stacyanne324
    Stacyanne324 Posts: 780 Member
    I tried the Pure Green Coffee Bean Extract, It was horrible. I still have a half full bottle in my cabinet. It may be a coincidence, but while taking it, I had HORRIBLE headaches, Stomach aches, NO bowel movements. I did not notice any weight loss. I did however have an energy boost for about 1 week. It did not find it useful but to each their own and its always worth a try.

    Wow! That is horrible...I'd stop taking it too if I had that reaction!
  • Stacyanne324
    Stacyanne324 Posts: 780 Member
    Well, I started taking it Saturday, and I lost like 3.5 pounds between today and saturday. I did NOT work out, and I think I ate pizza twice!

    I worked out for 2 weeks straight, didn't lose a pound, or an inch. I took these for a few days, just did normal activities, grocery shopping, walking, etc. and lost 3.5. Could be coincidence, but I have two bottles, we'll take the rest and see if loss continues. So far so good.

    I did and still do feel just a twinge of energy....but I think mostly the energy's come from working out and just being more active the last few weeks...but even a little boost is a welcomed boost. :smile:

    LOL I ate pizza twice too... mmmmm Pizza Hut! :)
  • Anastacia1119
    Anastacia1119 Posts: 157 Member
    If Dr. Oz endorses it, I stay away from it. They don't work. They're crap. Raspberry ketones are too. Dr. Oz gets paid to endorse these products. That's why he peddles them on his show. Don't waste your money on this stuff. You're not losing because of the pills.
  • HeatherLynnO
    HeatherLynnO Posts: 20 Member
    If Dr. Oz endorses it, I stay away from it. They don't work. They're crap. Raspberry ketones are too. Dr. Oz gets paid to endorse these products. That's why he peddles them on his show. Don't waste your money on this stuff. You're not losing because of the pills.
  • HeatherLynnO
    HeatherLynnO Posts: 20 Member
    I appreciate all of you who say, it doesn't work, I'm thankful for your reviews, and like I said, appreciate you taking the time to weigh in on the subject, I will continue to be interested in hearing what others have experienced, so I hope you wouldn't fault me for continuing to take them, seeing is how the scale IS moving down (for me), and I'm not having any negative side effects to speak of.

    I don't think there's a magic pill that will just make me the weight I want to be, I am working out and watching what I eat or I wouldn't be here at MFP. But if there's something that will help me in that endeavor, and it doesn't make me sick, or make me gain weight, then I don't see any harm in giving it a whirl. What works for some people doesn't work for others....

    I started this post to share my experience and learn of yours, so please, if you would be so kind, no bashing anyone for trying something in hopes in seeing results that they so desperately hope to achieve.

    Thanks In advance,
    ~Heather Lynn~
  • slkehl
    slkehl Posts: 3,801 Member
    I believe this is the main study cited by those touting green coffee extract:

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3267522/

    Seems like a decent study, though the number of participants was quite small and the washout period was a bit shorter than I would like to have seen. I read a few other human studies, such as one examining sugar absorption and one comparing fat loss when green coffee extract was consumer compared to regular roasted coffee. In all these studies, those who took green coffee bean extract were found to have improved biomarkers, such as lower sugar absorption, greater fat loss, ect. There's still no conclusive evidence for what could be the cause. It may be chlorogenic acid, which is broken down when coffee beans are roasted. Hopefully larger future studies will lead to more definite conclusions.

    It is important to note in all these studies that the weight loss differences between the two groups was relatively small. From what I could find, there tended to be about a five pound difference. Not very much, and not very conclusive considering the size of the study. However, I can appreciate that some of you want to try something to bump up your weight loss, even if only by a little bit. Green coffee bean extract at least has some decent studies to support its role in weight loss, though they're still in their infancy.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    I believe this is the main study cited by those touting green coffee extract:

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3267522/

    Seems like a decent study, though the number of participants was quite small and the washout period was a bit shorter than I would like to have seen. I read a few other human studies, such as one examining sugar absorption and one comparing fat loss when green coffee extract was consumer compared to regular roasted coffee. In all these studies, those who took green coffee bean extract were found to have improved biomarkers, such as lower sugar absorption, greater fat loss, ect. There's still no conclusive evidence for what could be the cause. It may be chlorogenic acid, which is broken down when coffee beans are roasted. Hopefully larger future studies will lead to more definite conclusions.

    It is important to note in all these studies that the weight loss differences between the two groups was relatively small. From what I could find, there tended to be about a five pound difference. Not very much, and not very conclusive considering the size of the study. However, I can appreciate that some of you want to try something to bump up your weight loss, even if only by a little bit. Green coffee bean extract at least has some decent studies to support its role in weight loss, though they're still in their infancy.

    http://supplement-geek.com/green-coffee-bean-weight-loss-review/

    Also found this interesting when talking about green coffee bean

    www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21809439
  • hollyjeanw
    hollyjeanw Posts: 16
    Without reading hardly any of this, and not even knowing what ELSE is in this "green coffee bean extract" I just want to point out that green coffee beans are simply raw coffee beans. It's. Just. Coffee. If there is another ingredient in this extract stuff it's just the latest fad. You know the rest of the story...

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