Obesity

Studies from E. Thom et al have provided new data on obesity

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, February 4th, 2008

According to recent research from Oslo, Norway, "The results from a clinical study performed in 12 healthy volunteers with different coffee products containing glucose show that instant coffee enriched with chlorogenic acid induced a reduction in the absorption of glucose of 6.9% compared with the control. No such effects were seen with normal or decaffeinated instant coffee."

"In a second, comparative, randomized, double-blind, 12-week study we investigated the effect on the body mass of 30 overweight people, compared with normal instant coffee. The average losses in mass in the chlorogenic acid enriched and normal instant coffee groups were 5.4 and 1.7 kg,...

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Source: Obesity and Diabetes Week (2008-02-04)

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