Hi everybody Monica Reinagel here with another edition of The Nutrition Divas

Quick and Dirty Tips for Eating Well and Feeling Fabulous. We've all heard a lot about the health benefits of green tea, but today

we're going to be talking about green coffee. Is this latest fad a better way to rev up or to

slim down?

Dominic writes, I've been hearing a lot about green coffee

and its positive effects on energy and weight loss.

I know that Starbucks has a new green coffee drink

and I've also heard about supplements.

Is it too good to be true?

Well, I'll give you this, Dominic.

You're certainly on trend. Green coffee is the new raspberry

ketones. Because I don't spend a whole lot of time in the world of miracle weight loss supplements,

I actually missed the buzz about green coffee extract as a way to speed weight loss,

but the new green coffee drink at Starbucks did ignite my curiosity.

Well both the supplements and the green coffee beverages at Starbucks are powered by an extract pressed from unroasted or green coffee beans.

The green coffee beverages I've tried, which tastes sort of like herbal ice tea,

deliver caffeine, which is a well-known fatigue fighter and energy booster,

but without the coffee flavor.

I've talked before about the many benefits

of moderate caffeine consumption.

caffeine can help you feel more alert,

aid concentration, enhance athletic performance,

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