Do I have to give up coffee completely?
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Hi there! I am a 23 year old student who really loves a coffee. However - recently I have seen a lot of articles on why caffeine is bad for you.
These articles state things along the lines of "Just one cup can increase stress and unhealthy belly fat", "It causes cancers", "it can cause brain damage by overstimulating the body" etc.
I try not to get too scared by these statements, but I must admit they are worrying me, and I really don't want to cut coffee out my life! I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on this subject?: Do I really have to go without it from now on?
Just to add a little more info - I don't really think I am addicted to caffeine. I don't have a coffee everyday, and I never make it at home. I have it about 4 times a week when I visit a coffee shop with friends. I am a huge fan of a cappuccino or a yummy gingerbread latte now and then!
Any help on this would be much appreciated - thanks! X
These articles state things along the lines of "Just one cup can increase stress and unhealthy belly fat", "It causes cancers", "it can cause brain damage by overstimulating the body" etc.
I try not to get too scared by these statements, but I must admit they are worrying me, and I really don't want to cut coffee out my life! I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on this subject?: Do I really have to go without it from now on?
Just to add a little more info - I don't really think I am addicted to caffeine. I don't have a coffee everyday, and I never make it at home. I have it about 4 times a week when I visit a coffee shop with friends. I am a huge fan of a cappuccino or a yummy gingerbread latte now and then!
Any help on this would be much appreciated - thanks! X
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I've never heard any of those things. They sound like a bunch of scare articles in one of those celebrity magazines that spout all sorts of nonsense about weight and health.
If you don't have a bad reaction to caffeine (my mom gets heart palpitations when she drinks anything caffeine heavy, so she avoids coffee), then go ahead and drink it. Everything in moderation.22 -
You need to stop reading bad articles. You absolutely do not have to give up coffee.30
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Nope, you don't have to give up anything you don't want to. All about moderation. I still have 3-4 cups a day with 1 sugar and whole milk. Lost 35kg so far7
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AHHHHHHHHHH!!! I drink a cup of coffee to end my night, everyday and I am down 31 lbs in 50 days. If I had to give up coffee, I'd take my ball and go home.11
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Nope, don't give it up. There is research every single day pointing to the health BENEFITS of coffee. It is always back and forth with coffee. I have concluded it is fine for you lol.10
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No. Coffee is good.0
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Susieq_1994 wrote: »I've never heard any of those things. They sound like a bunch of scare articles in one of those celebrity magazines that spout all sorts of nonsense about weight and health.
Everything in moderation.
All of this. Don't get information about health, fitness, nutrition or medical conditions from magazines, websites with clickbait titles or that host a bunch of advertising infographics, the FoodBabe, Pinterest, or WebMd.
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Alatariel75 wrote: »You need to stop reading bad articles. You absolutely do not have to give up coffee.
This right here ^^
You are reading junk articles with no basis in science.
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Stop reading trash "health" websites.5
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Enjoy your coffee! Log it like anything else and move on with your day. If you believed everything you read then you wouldn't eat because everything, according to "research" gives you cancer.4
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Ignore all that crap. It is BS and click bait. Drink your coffee and don't read silly stuff.0
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Pfft. When I first started dieting I was told to give up coffee and the weight would come off faster. I didn't question it and dropped it for the longest time along with soda. It worked, but I found that the problem wasn't coffee, it was the ton of processed sugar and creamers I was using that I wasn't logging. Now I drink it black with stevia for sweetener, and find it beneficial still. I drink it less, because honestly I like the creamers and sugar, but this way it's an energy boost and has 0 calories. Helps me keep my metabolism going. However, I still don't drink it past noon each day, because if I do, I won't sleep at night.5
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Well, everyone in this thread is already dead...
And a lot of health articles are now recommending caffeine, so your click-bait articles seem outdated compared to the ones I'm currently seeing on FB.3 -
Shoot. I only gave up coffee because of the fat and calories in my creamer...and the massive reflux I got. Then, I found those Powerful Yogurt mocha double espresso drinks. Love them! Tastes like one of those Starbucks Frappuccinos in the store, has 170 MG caffeine and 2q g protein per 12 ounces. So yummy! Plus, no heartburn. Love it!!
I would probably die and take a few people with me if I had to give up coffee forever.1 -
Many sources suggest 400 mg of caffeine a day from all sources should be a safe upper limit for most adults.
Sample article:
http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/caffeine/art-200456781 -
Frankly, you can pry my morning coffee out of my cold dead hands.6
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Spliner1969 wrote: »Pfft. When I first started dieting I was told to give up coffee and the weight would come off faster. I didn't question it and dropped it for the longest time along with soda. It worked, but I found that the problem wasn't coffee, it was the ton of processed sugar and creamers I was using that I wasn't logging. Now I drink it black with stevia for sweetener, and find it beneficial still. I drink it less, because honestly I like the creamers and sugar, but this way it's an energy boost and has 0 calories. Helps me keep my metabolism going. However, I still don't drink it past noon each day, because if I do, I won't sleep at night.
Do you find that stevia has a terrible after taste? I drink my coffee black, but popped some stevia in my Americano once and had to dump it, it was so vile!0 -
I drink coffee every day.
You cannot trust everything you read on the internet.
-Abraham Lincoln, Spanish American War, of 181214 -
Heck no! Coffee is a great tool in the weight loss arsenal. Might wanna watch the cream and sugar.2
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Coffee is fine, at like 5 calories a cup there is no reason to give it up if you ask me. It's not the coffee itself that is the problem it's what people add to it that could cause an issue.3
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