Green Coffee Bean Max Review

What Are Green Coffee Beans?

Green coffee beans are basically just unroasted coffee beans. This is what they look like:

Coffee beans are naturally green, but they are usually roasted before being sold to the consumer. This is the process that turns them brown.

As we know… coffee beans are loaded with antioxidants and pharmacologically active compounds. Two of the most important ones are Caffeine and Chlorogenic Acid.

Chlorogenic Acid is believed to be the main active ingredient in green coffee beans. That is, the substances that produces the weight loss effects.

Unfortunately…. most of the chlorogenic acid is removed when coffee is roasted .
For this reason, regular coffee beans won’t have the same effect (although there are plenty of other good reasons to drink coffee if you enjoy it).

How Does Green Coffee Bean Extract Work

Green coffee bean extract does contain some caffeine.

Several studies have shown that caffeine can boost metabolism by up to 3-11%.

However, the main active ingredient is believed to be the chlorogenic acid.

Some human studies suggest that it can reduce the absorption of carbohydrates from the digestive tract, which lowers blood sugar and insulin spikes .

If this is true, then taking green coffee bean extract would be like eating a slightly lower carbohydrate diet.

Other studies (in mice and rats) have shown that chlorogenic acid can reduce body weight, reduce fat absorbed from the diet, reduce fat stored in the liver and improve the function of the fat burning hormone adiponectin.

Chlorogenic acid has also been shown to drastically improve cholesterol and triglyceride levels in rats. These are important risk factors for heart disease.

Benefits of Green Coffee

Green coffee may positively affect how our bodies absorb and use carbohydrates.

As hypothesized in the animal studies, supplementing chlorogenic acid appears to reduce glucose absorption 

This effect on glucose metabolism could play a protective role in diabetes management, and may also explain the effects on body weight.

Green coffee extract may also positively affect blood vessels, which has major implications for heart health.

Doses of between 140-720 mg per day have been shown to lower blood pressure in both rats and humans with high blood pressure.

Chlorogenic acid also functions as an antioxidant.

Side effects, Dosage and How to Use it

According to the limited evidence available, green coffee bean extract appears to have a pretty good safety profile.

However, some participants dropped out of one study due to headache and urinary tract infection. This study is too small to demonstrate that the side effects were caused by the supplement itself, it may just have been a coincidence.

Green coffee does contain caffeine, which can have numerous side effects when consumed in large amounts. This includes anxiety, jitteriness, rapid heartbeat, etc.

If you are sensitive to caffeine, then you should be careful with green coffee bean extract. The chlorogenic acid may also have a laxative effect and cause diarrhea.

Some people have gotten allergic reactions to green coffee beans. If you have known allergies to coffee then definitely avoid it.

Green coffee has not been shown to be safe for pregnant or breastfeeding women and should not be consumed by children.

There is currently no study that determines an optimal dosage for green coffee bean extract. However, the studies in the article above used dosages ranging from 120-300 mg of Chlorogenic acid.

Depending on the concentration of Chlorogenic acid in your supplement, this can range from a dosage of 240-3000 mg of green coffee bean extract per day.

I recommend that you follow the dosage instructions on the bottle. A common recommendation is one serving, 30 minutes before each meal.

Green Coffee Dosing

The appropriate dose of green coffee depends on several factors such as the user's age, health, and several other conditions. At this time there is not enough scientific information to determine an appropriate range of doses for green coffee (in children/in adults). Keep in mind that natural products are not always necessarily safe and dosages can be important. Be sure to follow relevant directions on product labels and consult your pharmacist or physician or other healthcare professional before using.