Is green coffee bean extract safe and effective?

As far as I know this weight loss extract is "safe" when taken at the recommended doses and it may assist weight loss.  But, like most "Miracle Weight-Loss" products, initial claims seldom stack up over the long term.  Out of a population of 300 million Americans, there will always be a handful of miracle tales; but what is their health like five years from now?  The vast majority of weight loss programmes are abject failures over the long term.  Most have disastrous rebound effects - Even more weight gain.

If its sounds too good to be true - it probably is

Green coffee contains caffeine. Therefore, it can cause caffeine-related side effects similar to any caffeinated product.

Caffeine is highly addictive.  Caffeine is often the hidden contributor to ailments such as insomnia, nervousness and restlessness, stomach upset,nausea and vomiting, increased blood pressure, muscle pain, headaches and migraines, anxiety, agitation, ringing in the ears, and irregular heartbeats. Stopping it after habitual use can be extremely unpleasant.  In my experience, few actually succeed long term with getting rid of caffeine completely.  So take care when it comes to popping pills that may contain hidden stimulants.  

After the initial weight loss, the weight may pack right back on with alarming vengeance, leaving you most unhappy and hooked on a drug.

Be wary of any product that claims to burn fat:

http://blog.garymoller.com/2009/05/hydroxycut-products-recalled-after-one.html 

You may be wondering why don't you hear these tales of negativity and caution in mainstream media?  The answer is very simple:

• Caffeine and weight loss are multi-billion dollar industries with massive marketing clout.
• They drive not only the research but also the "good news".
• Media are not about to mess in their nest when it comes to who fronts up with the advertising dollars, so nay-sayers barely get a mention.
• Medicine, including Dr Oz, are constantly searching for the next miracle product to enthrall their audiences and to dupe the public into thinking that there really is a "quick-fix" cure for everything.  By the time that latest miracle product has run its commercial "product life-cycle", attention will have refocused onto the next miracle product!

Like any other stimulant drug, caffeine may damage the adrenal and thyroid glands if used regularly.  In the presence of low glandular activity (Often the big driver for weight gain), caffeine should be avoided while implementing a nutritional balancing programme, with modest exercise, to bring glandular function back to optimum.  Doing so through a nurturing (nutritional balancing), rather than forcing (caffeine) approach, energy and vitality will be restored and long term weight loss will be the result.

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Hydroxycut products recalled after one death: FDA

Fri May 1, 2009 3:56pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The maker of the widely sold Hydroxycut weight-loss supplements is recalling 14 products after reports of liver damage and one death, U.S. health officials said on Friday.

The Food and Drug Administration urged consumers to immediately stop using the recalled products, which are made by Iovate Health Sciences Inc and marketed for weight loss, boosting energy and other uses.

"The FDA urges consumers to discontinue use of Hydroxycut products in order to avoid any undue risk. Adverse events are rare, but exist," said Dr. Linda Katz, interim chief medical officer in the FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.

The agency has received 23 reports of liver problems ranging from jaundice to damage that required a liver transplant, Katz said. One person died.

Other reports also documented seizures, cardiovascular disorders and rhabdomyolysis, a type of muscle damage that can lead to kidney failure, the FDA said.

A message on the voice mail for Iovate Health Sciences in Ontario, Canada said the products were being recalled. Company officials could not be reached for further comment.

The company agreed to voluntarily pull the 14 products even though the FDA has not seen reports of serious harm with all of them, Katz said. Agency officials are investigating which doses and ingredients may be harmful, she said.

Two products with different ingredients, Hydroxycut Cleanse and Hoodia, were not included in the recall.

The recalled products contain a variety of ingredients including herbal extracts. They are sold as dietary supplements, which do not require the evidence of safety and effectiveness needed for medicines before they can be sold.
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Gary comments:
These "fat burner" products and most others like these, typically contain metabolic stimulants like guarana, ephidrine and caffeine - often hidden behind herbal names.

These products do nothing to promote healthy weight loss. They can cause many more problems than they ever solve (As if they could!). These stimulants are addictive. When these are taken for more than a few days, the body responds to this excess of metabolic stimulation by progressively shutting down its own natural stimulant processes. This means that more and more of the artificial stimulant is required to maintain the stimulant effect. The real dramas begin if the person then stops taking the fat loss product: Metabolism plummets to all time lows. Cold hands, cold feet; depression, splitting head aches and catastrophic rebound weight gain! The damage to one's metabolism can last for years.

But that's not all....

If an emotionally stressed person were to go on a low calorie, low fat diet that is sustained by stimulants like caffeine, herbal ephidrine and nicotine the brain will go into overdrive while running on empty. Sleep may be next to impossible without the use of depressants like sleeping pills and alcohol in the evenings. You can see where I am going with this. People on this cocktail of stimulants and depressants while being calorie deprived can end up going crazy.

If you want to lose wieight permanently, the better approach is to exercise patience: Use natural health methods to improve metabolic health while eating a balanced diet and exercising moderately starting with walking to and from work no matter the weather.

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