Bulletproof Coffee...Busted
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How ‘Superfoods’ Like Bulletproof Coffee Get Popular (Hint: It’s Not Nutritional Science)
I love this article. Favorite parts:
1. Dr. Ranit Mishori, a family medical doctor and professor at Georgetown University School of Medicine, has reviewed the scientific literature on juice cleanse diets. Her conclusion is that any promise that a food will “cleanse” is “complete nonsense.” “The human body was set up to ‘detox’ itself 24 hours a day and for free.
2. “Drink it if you like it, but don’t assume it’s a powerful, much-needed food in your diet,”
3. “All plants have antioxidants,” said Blake. “Do I need to have an expensive berry? Is it going to have any superior nutritional benefit over another plant food?”
I love this article. Favorite parts:
1. Dr. Ranit Mishori, a family medical doctor and professor at Georgetown University School of Medicine, has reviewed the scientific literature on juice cleanse diets. Her conclusion is that any promise that a food will “cleanse” is “complete nonsense.” “The human body was set up to ‘detox’ itself 24 hours a day and for free.
2. “Drink it if you like it, but don’t assume it’s a powerful, much-needed food in your diet,”
3. “All plants have antioxidants,” said Blake. “Do I need to have an expensive berry? Is it going to have any superior nutritional benefit over another plant food?”
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Thanks for the link. Some of these companies are very good at blending common items into high margin 'diet' aids. Working the yoga centers for example was a great gorilla marketing approach.0
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What the heck is bulletproof coffee? Is it solid coffee or something? Coffee I can eat? Sounds bizarre.0
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I dunno about superfood or whatever but it sounds pretty delicious:
https://www.bulletproofexec.com/bulletproof-coffee-recipe/
I've been hearing about the butter coffee lately. Might have to try it one of these days. I'll try anything if it involves coffee.0 -
Hmm. I didn't consider kale superior,I just considered another option. I didn't consider chia magical, just another seed choice.
I like variety.0 -
busted? I thought the only reason for it was because it was delicious. And it is delicious.
How is this busted?0 -
busted? I thought the only reason for it was because it was delicious. And it is delicious.
How is this busted?
It's a part of a fad diet that claims it will accelerate weight loss. I think that's what it was busting. Adding oil to your coffee will not cause you to lose weight. Do it if you enjoy it but, like everything else, it has to fit into a caloric deficit for weight loss.
I like butter in my rum from time to time, along with a couple other ingredients. It won't aid my weight loss but, for my taste buds it tastes awesome.0 -
Butter and rum, yes. Yes.0
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It taste good. I had some last weekI dunno about superfood or whatever but it sounds pretty delicious:
https://www.bulletproofexec.com/bulletproof-coffee-recipe/
I've been hearing about the butter coffee lately. Might have to try it one of these days. I'll try anything if it involves coffee.
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God I thought it was hideous. I'll just keep my coffee with cream and sugar, thanks.0
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Believe whatever you want from whatever source you want.0
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ComingUntrue wrote: »Believe whatever you want from whatever source you want.
This statement is the antithesis to seeking knowledge.
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Love coffee with some butter, coconut oil and cocoa powder. As a tool used the right way, it could be used successfully to aid a weight loss effort, but I wouldn't consider it any magic weight loss bullet.0
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ComingUntrue wrote: »Believe whatever you want from whatever source you want.
This just gives dumbasses the go ahead to keep on being dumbasses...and then spread that incorrect information.0 -
Great article, thanks for sharing!0
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grass fed butter. why didn't i think of that?0
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I can't even . . . butter or oil in coffee?
No. Just. . . no.0 -
Bullet roof coffee is just a modern day take off of yak butter tea which has been consumed in Tibet and Nepal for thousands of years. It is for energy not as a cleanse.0
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You also need to look at the bigger picture. No, drinking bulletproof coffee will not allow you to magically lose weight and I don't think Dave Asprey claims that anywhere - It's part of a diet/lifestyle that burns fat be "scheduling" your body to be in ketosis for the majority of the day. The butter (fat) in the coffee just helps keep you satiated for longer while you fast (you only are supposed to eat in the same 8 hour window once a day, for example from 2 pm - 10 pm).0
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I just thought people drank it to up their fat intake, especially for a LCHF diet.0
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I had to stop reading and gag at all the credit "Food Babe" got in this article!0
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Bullet roof coffee is just a modern day take off of yak butter tea which has been consumed in Tibet and Nepal for thousands of years. It is for energy not as a cleanse.
Except that that butter tea is delicious and nothing like bulletproof coffee.
On the otherhand, I bet oily coffee really gets things moving.
How to make Real Deal (ish, since you probably don't have access to yak butter):
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determined_14 wrote: »I had to stop reading and gag at all the credit "Food Babe" got in this article!
I can't stand Food Babe - she's a total tool.0 -
Queenmunchy wrote: »I just thought people drank it to up their fat intake, especially for a LCHF diet.
It definitely helps with fat intake, I have that with a scoop of protein powder in the morning and I'm full till lunch.
It also doesn't taste oily at all, I blend it in my ninja and it ends up being frothy and creamy like a cappuccino. No ill affects digestively either.
It's not for everyone but I love it
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I've never tried butter, because I don't buy unsalted butter. But I have tried oil and it is delicious. Never heard it would help me lose weight.0
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I love "bulletproof" hot chocolate. I use chocolate protein powder instead of coffee.0
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