Does caffeine help or hinder weight loss?

wharkavy

Actually, caffeine is an appetite suppressant.

Per this month's issue of "Prevention Magazine":

"If you wake up and head straight for the coffeepot, you might be inadvertently derailing your diet. Caffeine can temporarily suppress appetite, causing you to skip breakfast. That’s a problem if you goal is weight loss, since breakfast kick-starts your metabolish. 'People who skip the morning meal have a higher BMI, even though they eat fewer calories throughout the day,' says Angel Ginn, RD, of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Simple solution: Have your first cup of coffee after breakfast.

And you might want to keep sipping throughout the day. Researchers found that women who drank 4 to 5 cups a day lived 16% longer. Both decaf and regular varieties of joe do the job. (Prevention Magazine 24)"

Musikelektronik

Actually, caffeine is an appetite suppressant.

Per this month's issue of "Prevention Magazine":

"If you wake up and head straight for the coffeepot, you might be inadvertently derailing your diet. Caffeine can temporarily suppress appetite, causing you to skip breakfast. That’s a problem if you goal is weight loss, since breakfast kick-starts your metabolish. 'People who skip the morning meal have a higher BMI, even though they eat fewer calories throughout the day,' says Angel Ginn, RD, of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Simple solution: Have your first cup of coffee after breakfast.

And you might want to keep sipping throughout the day. Researchers found that women who drank 4 to 5 cups a day lived 16% longer. Both decaf and regular varieties of joe do the job. (Prevention Magazine 24)"

But there's no doubt in my mind that somebody will read this and say, "See! I told you caffiene prevents you from losing weight!" :laugh: