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Green coffee diet

Coffee – one of those products which does not lose popularity at those who watch over the health and weight. There are many disputes over an occasion of efficiency of coffee. At various times coffee were attributed both harmful, and very useful properties for an organism. Modern vision – coffee can be useful to health if it is correct to consume it. And for those who watch weight there is one more good news: green coffee helps to lose weight. And, in quite short terms. Therefore appeared coffee diet to which a number of nutritionists recommends to follow.

Green seeds of coffee have resistant reputation of one of the best burners of fat who helps women to lose weight.

The famous specialist in healthy food Doctor Oz recommends extract of green coffee to many clients. It checked effect of green coffee on 100 women. Also confirmed efficiency of a product. All women were divided into two groups. Some were given 400 mg of extract of green coffee in 30 minutes before each meal. And others received placebo. Those who took green coffee lost on average in 2 weeks 1 kg and more, and women who did not receive coffee extract, for the same period lost weight all by a kilogram floor.

After such success, a search query "green coffee for weight loss" became one of the most popular in the Internet. And the network of Starbucks coffee shops was even started by a new product for the visitors – low-calorie drink on the basis of green coffee.

The effect of weight loss is proved. However it is also necessary to know that loss of weight will be temporary, and in the long term you should not hope for "green beans". As soon as you stop intake of green coffee, weight can return.

Composition of extract of green coffee
The effect of extracts of green coffee is reached due to structure in which is:
- caffeine known as stimulator of loss of weight and combustion of fat
- hlorogenovy acid (high levels), they are only in green fruits, and in fried its black concentration are insignificant
- polyphenols – the antioxidant promoting combustion of fat and absorption of glucose from intestines and also improving metabolism.

Basic rule of a diet
The diet consists in that three times a day in 30 minutes prior to food to accept extract of green coffee. The recommended daily dose 350 mg, 3 times a day, it is possible to be limited also 2 times a day. There were researches when the dose decreased to 180 - 200 mg a day, and results of loss of weight were much more modest.

However too high concentrations of hlorogenovy acid can increase risk of a disease of heart. Therefore the highest threshold of consumption of green seeds of coffee is called, these are 3 or 4 cups of drink a day, or 300-400 mg.

Expectations and results
There is a proved result of application of green coffee. Researches were conducted by the Scranton University in Pennsylvania (USA). It was confirmed that after 22 weeks of a diet each of participants of a research on average lost 8.5-9 kg. The general loss of weight was 10%, and fat – 16%. At the same time, the average daily caloric content of food was about 2400 calories. However, scientists say that only at the expense of green coffee weight loss would not take place. All participants of an experiment did fitness, and on average burned about 400 calories during each occupation.

It is interesting that scientists complemented the conclusions with data that they did not see negative side effects from green coffee. Though there is also other group of scientists who say that researches yet not full, and demand additional tests.

Effects of extract
There are, at least, two proved effect:
- High blood pressure (hypertension). There are researches (according to the webmd.com portal) which show that people with the high blood pressure who accept extract of green coffee reduced pressure in 28 days of treatment. The recommended dose – 93 mg a day, at most 185 mg a day.
- Weight loss. The dose from 80 to 200 mg a day has the proved effect of small weight loss within 12 weeks of treatment (these are extracts Svetol, Naturex). And there are also medicines from other companies which have the recommended doses from 700 to 1050 mg a day.

The effect for other purposes has only presumable result, it so far:
- Alzheimer's disease.
- Type 2 diabetes.
- Infections.

Side effects of a diet
In general, researches show safety of extract of green coffee in reasonable doses. But there are also side effects and cautions:
- Caffeine in green coffee – the same, as in black. And possible side effects same. It is insomnia, nervousness, concern, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, increase in pulse, sometimes a headache, a ring in ears, irregular heartbeat.
- Intake of extract is contraindicated to pregnant women and the feeding women.
- It is impossible to accept at violations of coagulability of blood.
- At diabetes it is necessary to take with caution, constantly measuring sugar level in blood.
- It is not recommended at diarrhea.
- It is impossible at glaucoma: caffeine increases pressure in an eye, it proceeds in 30 minutes after intake of medicine and not less than 90 minutes last.
- It is not recommended at the high level of cholesterol.
- At osteoporosis intake of extract of green coffee should be limited intake of caffeine of 300 mg a day (about 2-3 glasses of usual coffee a day). At osteoporosis it is necessary to increase intake of calcium.



Recipes with green coffee
Green seeds of coffee can be bought in the form of ready additives, and it is possible – in the natural form. The most popular grades of green coffee - Arabica coffee and Robusta. The taste of green coffee is not similar to black drink. More likely, it is closer to taste of green tea.

Infusion
If you have an opportunity to buy green grains, then make drinks independently. It is necessary to buy green beans and to pound them. Infusion of green coffee prepares simply: at the rate of 2-3 spoons of coffee on 200 ml of water. Principle of preparation same, as black coffee. But only it is impossible to boil drink because then it will lose all most important elements. If to draw drink of 5-7 minutes, then the effect will be stronger. Mix is recommended to be filtered and drunk warm or cold.

Standard daily rate of consumption of green coffee – from 2 to 5 cups. It is better to drink between meals, but not after a meal and directly to food in any way.

At starvation and fasting days green coffee is not recommended.

Once a day it is possible to have green coffee with various additives, such as as ginger or Paraguayan tea.

The recipe for weight reduction with ginger
To take about 2 cm of a root of ginger, to grate, add to a coffee pot in freshly cooked green coffee. To mix, heat to boiling, but not to boil. It is possible to add a little lemon juice, 1 tsp of honey and a little crushed red pepper.

The recipe with a carnation
400 ml of water, 2 inflorescences of a carnation, 2 tsps of the crushed ginger, 2 tsps of the crushed green coffee – to heat and bring to boiling. To remove from fire, to insist 1-2 minutes, to add a little low-fat milk. To cool and drink within 1 day.

The recipe with cinnamon
3 spoons of the crushed green coffee, half a teaspoon of the crushed ginger, 1 tsp of the crushed cinnamon, 1 tsp of clean cocoa powder, a little orange peel and 400 ml of water. Drink is ready to bring everything to boiling and.

The recipe with cardamom
1 cup of water, 3-4 flowers of a carnation, cinnamon stick, cardamom seeds to add the crushed ginger (1 tsp) and the crushed green coffee. To add a glass of milk, to heat everything, to insist 5 minutes.

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