CGAs also reduce glucose absorption in the small intestine and the release of glucose from the liver. These improvements in glucose regulation, together with effects on the release of gut hormones involved in satiety, help to suppress hunger and may reduce the risk
CGAs also reduce glucose absorption in the small intestine and the release of glucose from the liver. These improvements in glucose regulation, together with effects on the release of gut hormones involved in satiety, help to suppress hunger and may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes.
Unfortunately, green coffee bean extracts gained a bad reputation when one manufacturer-funded study showed extraordinary reductions in body weight (8kg in 22 weeks) was retracted following allegations of data falsification. Leaving that study aside, most of the research investigating the effects of coffee on metabolism and weight loss are small, but show promising results.
CGAs and Weight Loss
Thirty overweight volunteers who drank instant coffee enriched with chlorogenic acids, for 12 weeks,