Green coffee sellers promise that with its help you can lose 5 kilograms in just a month. Is this really so, said the nutritionist. Also, the doctor told whom green coffee is categorically forbidden.
How green coffee is different from black
Actually green coffee not green at all. It is a dull olive brownish hue. The smell of the grains is unpleasant, pronounced herbaceous. In short, no hint of coffee, to which we are accustomed. The taste is tart and sour, as if you swallowed a piece of unripe persimmon. If desired, the coffee can be lightly roasted to make it more aromatic. True, the main thing here is not to overdo it, otherwise the grains will lose their "magic" properties. What is the difference between green coffee and black coffee, apart from taste and appearance?
First, by roasting (green means not roasted).
Secondly, the caffeine content (much more in roasted coffee).
Thirdly, olive-colored grains have a high content of chlorogenic acid and antioxidants - according to the authors of the diet, these substances work wonders and help to lose weight.
Green coffee beans have a rather peculiar smell / istockphoto.com
What is the effect of the green coffee diet
In the diet, there is almost no word about the daily diet - what it should be so that coffee is better absorbed and makes us slim. It is only mentioned in passing: it is advisable to adhere to a balanced diet. But the principle of action of chlorogenic acid is described in detail. This chemical compound, despite its name, has nothing to do with chlorine. The word "chloros" is translated from Greek as "light green". The acid supposedly slows down the flow of glucose into the bloodstream, and the body is forced to break down internal fat stores to obtain energy. In combination with antioxidants and vitamins, chlorogenic acid supposedly has a beneficial effect on the liver, cleansing it, and also takes care of the heart, speeds up metabolism and, importantly, reduces appetite.
How to lose weight with green coffee
This diet uses three green coffee-based foods
Ground coffee
Pour in 1 tsp. l. 150-200 ml of boiling water. Insist 15 minutes. It is recommended to drink half an hour before meals twice a day.
Coffee capsules
They must be taken as tablets (1 time per day with meals). It is not necessary to disassemble the capsules.
Coffee beans
Here you have to tinker a little. First, you need to properly grind the grains. Then heat, but do not bring to a boil, 150 ml of water and add 3 teaspoons of ground green coffee to the Turk. Cook over low heat until boiling. If desired, the drink can be filtered. Drink hot or chilled. It is allowed to flavor the coffee with cloves, cinnamon and other spices. Strengthen the "slimming" effect will help ginger. It needs to be grated and mixed with ground green coffee (1: 2 ratio), and then brewed as described above.
Alas, you won't lose weight on green coffee / istockphoto.com
Nutritionist opinion
“You can lose weight on green coffee if you pick it up, for example, in the mountainous regions of Guatemala. The weight will sway downward, but not due to a cup of coffee, but due to physical work, ”jokes Boris Skachko. The Miracle Coffee Diet is another trap. After all, fat men and fat women are often very lazy and do not want to play sports, as well as eat healthy food. Much easier to buy a pack of "magic" coffee and wait for the fat to melt. But miracles do not happen ...
“Evaporated chlorogenic acid is no different from other acids found in unroasted coffee, and it certainly does not break down fat. The inhibition of glucose absorption is also highly questionable, since this acid is not involved in this process. Glucose is absorbed almost instantly through the mucous membrane, starting in the mouth, ”explains the nutritionist.
The beneficial properties that are attributed to green grains also automatically disappear. According to Boris Skachko, no one has canceled the caffeine in them. “It raises blood pressure, which means that experiments with green coffee are contraindicated in heart hearts. As for appetite, any drink entering the stomach irritates its walls and suppresses appetite. But caffeine has an aftereffect - after half an hour, as soon as the coffee is out of the stomach, the appetite is played out with renewed vigor, ”says the nutritionist. Caffeine really speeds up your metabolism. For example, if a person wakes up at 7:00, the peak of his performance will be at 10: 00-11: 00, not earlier. But after a cup of morning coffee, awakening will come earlier - in about an hour you will be full of energy. “However, there are exceptions here. For example, your resting heart rate is 80 beats per
minute. And after coffee, the frequency increases to 90-100 beats. This is normal, but if the number is higher, it is better to give up the drink altogether, ”Skachko advises.
Green coffee is absolutely forbidden to drink:
- people with high blood pressure (caffeine increases it);
- pregnant and lactating mothers;
- people suffering from depression and nervous disorders (caffeine increases anxiety);
- patients with glaucoma (caffeine can increase intraocular pressure);
- people with problematic stools, diarrhea (caffeine makes it worse);
- those suffering from osteoporosis (caffeine can wash out calcium).
Personal experience
30-year-old Svetlana Kravchenko from g. Bila Tserkva spent almost 1000 UAH on coffee in bags. “I ordered packages over the Internet. First I bought one, drank it in a week. I brewed bags three times a day before meals. Then I ordered it back - I thought it was just not enough time, ”says Svetlana. But a month passed, and the harmony did not increase. According to Sveta, she weighed herself every other day. "On one of these days, the numbers on the scales showed plus 100 grams!" - says Svetlana.
Lviv woman Roksolana Tishchenko, 34, lost weight on coffee beans. “The smell is unbearable. I just sipped my coffee, holding my breath. It's hard to get used to such a drink. The grains were ground themselves in an electric meat grinder - they are very hard. At first I wanted to fry them, but somewhere I read that if it is wrong to fry, a dangerous substance is released, it is harmful for them to breathe. In general, I ground it and began to brew it twice a day. After six in the evening I didn’t eat anything - I could afford a glass of kefir before going to bed, ”Roksolana said. The girl drank green coffee for almost two weeks and lost only a kilogram.
