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    Garcinia Cambogia and Coffee Bean Extract

    Posts: 9 Member
    edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
    I read an article recently on these two supplements and weight loss - has anyone tried them? If so, what were your results? Thanks! :)

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    • Posts: 4,059 Member
      They are snake oil and do not work.

      If Dr. Oz endorses it, run far away in the opposite direction.
    • Posts: 4,334 Member
      The ONLY thing that will help you lose weight is a caloric deficit. These pills are nonsense.
    • Posts: 15,488 Member
      edited June 2015
      Well, no magic pills or pixie dust available for weight loss I am afraid to say....

      Save your money! Log your food (and with a a food scale ** important) and stay in a calorie deficit...
    • Posts: 9,487 Member
      Nope - magic pills are just a waste of money. Eat at a calorie deficit - get some exercise.
    • Posts: 3,543 Member
      All BS.....if you want coffee, just drink it. Espresso is great if you want lots of caffeine.
    • Posts: 3,543 Member
      All BS.....if you want coffee, just drink it. Espresso is great if you want lots of caffeine.
    • Posts: 8,578 Member
      Yup, the only thing getting lighter will be your wallet. :)
    • Posts: 2,255 Member
      Yes. Lost 27 pounds. From eating less, not from the wallet-draining green coffee bean extract.
    • Posts: 83 Member
      Totally agree with gia07.
    • Posts: 28,072 Member
      There is no compelling evidence to suggest that they work (other than the stimulant effect of the caffeine in the coffee pills - which you can get other and cheaper ways).

      http://examine.com/supplements/Garcinia cambogia

      I assume that you are talking about green coffee bean extract btw

      http://examine.com/supplements/Green Coffee Extract

    • Posts: 9 Member
      Thanks all - appreciate the feedback.
    • Posts: 9 Member
      I take these daily. They arent magic pills. You need to eat healthy and workout. The Garcinia Cambogia helps suppress appetite and green bean coffee extract gives you an energy boost. That is it. They can aid in weight loss but you have to put the work in.
    • Posts: 15,357 Member
      mandymaurine wrote: »
      I take these daily. They arent magic pills. You need to eat healthy and workout. The Garcinia Cambogia helps suppress appetite and green bean coffee extract gives you an energy boost. That is it. They can aid in weight loss but you have to put the work in.

      Whenever something advertises as WORKS GREAT (with diet and exercise), everyone needs to realize that it's the diet and exercise that works. Most over the counter appetite surprsessents don't hold up in randomized control trials; it's a placebo effect.

      Many people find much more effective methods for staying satiated: changing meal timing to reflect when they are actually hungry, eating larger volumes of nutrient dense foods, or adjusting macro levels for what is most personally satiating.
    • Posts: 825 Member
      I tried Garcinia Cambogia and my results were I had less money and felt stupid for getting screwed.
    • Posts: 97 Member
      Green coffee extract is just for caffeine, and caffeine will help weight loss. But there are probably better ways to supplement it.
    • Posts: 16,049 Member
      TheBeachgod wrote: »
      I tried Garcinia Cambogia and my results were I had less money and felt stupid for getting screwed.

      Same here :flushed:

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      ledonnelly75 wrote: »
      I read an article recently on these two supplements and weight loss - has anyone tried them? If so, what were your results? Thanks! :)
      Most articles over exaggerate the results that supplements like these actually achieve.
      Realize that no supplement will work without a calorie deficit. And a calorie deficit is all you need to lose weight.

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    • Posts: 1 Member
      I take garcinia cambogia and green coffee. I definitely feel less cravings, but I don't know which one to attribute it to.
    • Posts: 7,124 Member
      willsadorei wrote: »
      I take garcinia cambogia and green coffee. I definitely feel less cravings, but I don't know which one to attribute it to.

      Neither one of these things. But hey, if they make you believe they are cutting down on cravings, keep wasting your money on them. ;)
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