Green coffee beans are the
un-roasted beans found in the berries of the coffee tree. These coffee beans
contain chlorogenic acid, a substance that is not present in roasted coffee
beans and is proved to help in weight loss. When coffee beans get soaked in
distilled water, the green coffee bean extract is produce. This extract,
available usually in pill form, has many health benefits, not only due to the
chlorogenic acid content, but also due to the rich antioxidant content. Let's
have a look at the different mechanism behind the health benefits of green
coffee bean extract.
Weight loss benefits
Chlorogenic acids blocks glucose
from being released into the bloodstream. This means that the body cannot use carbohydrates
as a readily available source of energy and burns fat instead. Additionally, as
the sugar you consume is not fully absorbed, excess amounts do not get stored
in your body as fat. And since simple carbohydrates, like sugar, do not enter
your blood stream, you won't experience sugar spikes, which often lead to
cravings and overeating. Of course, chlorogenic acid can be found n other plant
sources as well, but green coffee beans have the highest concentration of this
natural compound. This is why high quality green coffee bean extract
supplements seem to work so well, when it comes to fast and healthy weight
loss.
Hypertension
Even though the research on the
benefits of chlorogenic acid and green coffee bean extract has not been studied
in great depth yet, there are at least two studies that confirm the link
between green coffee consumption and lower blood pressure. The first study was
conducted using rats. Their cholesterol levels dropped and they had higher
glucose tolerance once they were fed a diet of green coffee beans. The study on
humans took part in 2005 and it was conducted by Japanese researchers. It used
placebo and green coffee bean extract in order to examine its effect on blood
pressure. The test sample of people who consumed black coffee had a lower blood
pressure at the end of the experiment and there were no negative side effects
observed. It is believed that chlorogenic acids, possibly along with other
compounds found in green coffee beans, leads to the dilation of the veins, allowing
for a better blood flow, hence the lower blood pressure.
Type 2 diabetes
The effect that green coffee bean
extract has in the absorption of glucose from the body has led scientists to
believe that it has a great potential as a regulator of type 2 diabetes. The
most recent presentation of the benefits of chlorogenic acid for such patients
took part in April 2013 at the National Meeting & Exposition of the
American Chemical Society (ACS) in New Orleans. There Dr. Vinson pointed out
that as type 2 diabetes and obesity often go hand in hand, chlorogenic acid can
help patients by battling too factors that compromise their health and well
being with one single supplement.
Other benefits
Of course, green coffee beans
contain many potent antioxidants. It is true that the roasting of coffee beans
increases their antioxidant content, but that does not mean that green coffee
beans are deprived of it. On the contrary, they are potent enough to help slow
down the aging process, by binding with free radicals. This means also reduced
inflammation and reduced production of abnormal cells. More research needs to
be conducted though, in order to have conclusive results about these benefits
of green coffee beans extract.
