Coffee beneficial to weight loss?

xmradio123
xmradio123 Posts: 27
in Food and Nutrition
Is coffee (1-2 cups a day) beneficial to weight loss drinking it plain? I heard it raises your metabolism. Any ideas on this? Thanks!

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  • maevestewart
    maevestewart Posts: 38
    Check this out;

    'You’re Trying to Lose Weight
    Here’s the good news: Caffeine has been shown to slightly reduce appetite. But drinking green tea daily could lead to about an inch off your waistline in 12 weeks, according to a recent American Journal of Clinical Nutrition review. That’s because EGCG and caffeine in green tea can help shrink fat cells and makes muscle cells more active.
    Best choice: Green Tea.'
  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    No food item boosts your metabolism. You increase metabolism very, very slightly by increasing your lean body mass but otherwise it is what it is.
  • LittleMissDover
    LittleMissDover Posts: 820 Member
    Dunno but it is beneficial to society due to the fact it decreases the odds of me killing people.
  • wmagoo27
    wmagoo27 Posts: 201 Member
    I find that a couple of cups of coffee in the morning helps curb my appetite so I don't overeat at my first break at work. Caffeine may not booste the metabolism, but it gives me a bit of an energy boost that usually gets me moving more. I do NOT work at a desk.
  • XxfitforeverxX
    XxfitforeverxX Posts: 144
    I don't have proof, but I think if you drank it black it would boost your metabolism. It makes your day go faster!
  • toddis
    toddis Posts: 941 Member
    As long as it's black it can't hurt, and it will probably help.
    Caffeine was/is in diet pills so it must have some effect =)
  • DanaDark
    DanaDark Posts: 2,187 Member
    Coffee is fine.

    The real issue is the stuff you put in it or if you get the frou-frou coffee.

    A regular cup of joe with a tiny bit of sugar and cream is A-Ok.

    A grande full fat latte from Starbucks is not okay. (Maybe once in a while as a nice dessert, but nothing more).
  • icanmakitto121
    icanmakitto121 Posts: 3
    Dunno but it is beneficial to society due to the fact it decreases the odds of me killing people.
    LOL oh my word
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    No food item boosts your metabolism. You increase metabolism very, very slightly by increasing your lean body mass but otherwise it is what it is.

    See TEF...
  • spud_chick
    spud_chick Posts: 2,640 Member
    I saw something out of the corner of my eye on TV about coffee in particular (not the caffeine especially) making it harder for women over 40 to keep their bellies down. They were also saying something about switching from wine to vodka drinks for the same reason. Don't know if there's anything to that.

    I tried switching to yerba mate off coffee because it's supposed to be good for weight loss, and it did make me less jittery, but I missed coffee too much. Yerba mate is a nice alternative, though, when you can't have coffee.

    Tea just bores my taste buds and gives me urps. Smells nice though.

    And no, I don't put anything in my coffee--if I ever want a whipped-cream covered cupcake with sprinkles I'll get one of those and not pretend it's coffee..
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Coffee is a mild stimulant and appetite suppressant.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    No food item boosts your metabolism. You increase metabolism very, very slightly by increasing your lean body mass but otherwise it is what it is.

    The effect of caffeine, green tea and tyrosine on thermogenesis and energy intake

    http://www.nature.com/ejcn/journal/v63/n1/abs/1602901a.html

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  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Check this out;

    'You’re Trying to Lose Weight
    Here’s the good news: Caffeine has been shown to slightly reduce appetite. But drinking green tea daily could lead to about an inch off your waistline in 12 weeks, according to a recent American Journal of Clinical Nutrition review. That’s because EGCG and caffeine in green tea can help shrink fat cells and makes muscle cells more active.
    Best choice: Green Tea.'

    This is from Men's Health and as such should be taken with a pinch of salt. Caffeine and green tea have been shown to increase thermogenesis but I am not sure where they would have got the 1 inch in 12 weeks from.

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