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does caffeine in green tea extract hurt adrenal glands(aka adrenal fatigue)?

taylorblade
taylorblade Posts: 261 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Like does it raise cortisol levels to stop fat loss or does it lower cortisol levels and aid fat loss? Because I know when I first started cutting calories and working out since now that I'm a athlete I was taking green tea to aid me in my fat loss and I mean yes it worked well! But I was wondering could green tea wreck my metabolism and hurt my adrenal glands and thyroid? Because I know a lot of people say caffeine in coffee or energy drinks do hurt your adrenals. So I was wondering does that apply for green tea as well? Because I love green tea! :smiley:

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  • JustWant2Run
    JustWant2Run Posts: 286 Member
    Meeeeeh, if you like it drink it.

    Life is complicated enough, no need to overthink green tea.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,251 Member
    Kid: Talk to a professional. You've got such anxiety over all this stuff and you're SO young.

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  • jabarih
    jabarih Posts: 65 Member
    I love green tea too! I have been drinking it for my weight loss and I have lost 20 pounds! It helps with my energy level and helps curb my appetite! I don't know all of the science but based on my experience, it is helping me!
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Me thinks you use google too much.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    I think they call what you're doing right now "majoring in the minors.'' Basically you're spending way too much energy worrying about things that just aren't that important.

  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,251 Member
    MrM27 wrote: »
    No.

    I've never seen anyone on this site that worries about hormones as much as you do.

    Especially hormonal issues that typically fret 50 year old menopausal moms.
  • ksy1969
    ksy1969 Posts: 700 Member
    taylorblade wrote: »
    Like does it raise cortisol levels to stop fat loss or does it lower cortisol levels and aid fat loss? Because I know when I first started cutting calories and working out since now that I'm a athlete I was taking green tea to aid me in my fat loss and I mean yes it worked well! But I was wondering could green tea wreck my metabolism and hurt my adrenal glands and thyroid? Because I know a lot of people say caffeine in coffee or energy drinks do hurt your adrenals. So I was wondering does that apply for green tea as well? Because I love green tea! :smiley:

    You worry way to much. I wish, when I was your age, that I knew what I knew now. Stop your worrying and enjoy the journey.

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