The recent report laid by a new research claims that a cup of
coffee prepared with olive leaf extract may help in combating
obesity. This finding employed the usage of rats who consumed a
high carbohydrate, high fat diet for eight weeks until they
developed signs of metabolic syndrome. Following which they were
fed with coffee fortified with olive leaf extract for a further
eight weeks which resulted in having an improved condition of
cardiovascular, liver and metabolic signs. Lindsay Brown of
University of Southern Queensland, stated that the olive leaf
extract helps in causing a weight loss due to its anti-
inflammatory properties, as stated by the Sydney Morning Herald.
However studies in this respect are being done that claims of
investigating the important role of inflammation in causing fat
storage and olive leaves lowering the impact.