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Bogus study on green coffee, weight loss retracted

Wondwossen’ Note: The retraction notice is here: http://www.dovepress.com/retraction-randomized-double-blind-placebo-controlled-linear-dose-peer-reviewed-article-DMSO The retracted paper is here: http://www.dovepress.com/randomized-double-blind-placebo-controlled-linear-dose-crossover-study-peer-reviewed-article-DMSO ----- Researchers retract bogus, Dr. Oz-touted study on green coffee bean weight-loss pills By   Abby Phillip   The Washington Post October 22, 214 Researchers have   retracted a bogus study   that was used by a company to validate weight-loss claims for green coffee bean pills,   one of several questionable supplements   being scrutinized by federal regulators. The study, which was conducted in India but written by researchers from the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania, initially claimed that people who used the supplement lost 16 percent of their body fat (about 18 pounds each) with or without diet...