Lab experiments question effectiveness of green coffee bean weight-loss supplements

Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 15:32 in Health & Medicine

A major ingredient in those green coffee bean dietary supplements -- often touted as "miracle" weight-loss products -- doesn't prevent weight gain in obese laboratory mice fed a high-fat diet when given at higher doses. A new study also linked the ingredient to an unhealthy build-up of fat in the liver.

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