coffe on weight loss....

Coffee won't slow down your weight lost !!!! Many websites say coffee is good for speeding up the metabolism! It's the stuff you add into your coffee that's not good....

I just read an article on this a couple of weeks ago that made sense to me...

Lots of folks will say that it dehydrates you. It doesn't it just hydrates your less effectively.
It said that 1-2 cups a day were find and that no adverse effects were notice up to 3-4 cups, but that should be max amount you drink.

I'm going to look back for the URL to the article then edit this post to include it.

Okay I haven't found the URL yet, but I did grab this snippet of I quote that I'd copied from the article

Researchers have conducted controlled human studies to examine how caffeine affects hydration under a variety of conditions. Under normal, “everyday” circumstances, caffeine does not cause more fluid to be lost from the body than the caffeinated beverage itself provides (7,8). Caffeine may cause a bit more fluid to be excreted (as urine) in the short term (24 hour period) when compared to plain water, but this effect is mild and is not documented to affect hydration status (7).

Here it is....
www.caring4cancer.com/go/cancer/nutrition/questions/do-caffeinated-beverages-cause-dehydration.htm

Coffee is my preferred caffeine delivery system... It supresses the appetite. Diet coke always revs up my appetite, plus it has all those nasty chemicals in it.

I'd suggest you keep it at or below 4/day as I recently heard that more than that can increase likelihood of a couple of problems (eg. gout) but otherwise shouldn't be a problem if you watch the additions.

Keeps you "Regular" Poo... I mean too!

Coffee prevents you from getting 'Triple Negative Breast Cancer'. Use organic beans and grind it yourself and drink it within 20 minutes of brewing. I use a Bodem. Delicious. No milk or sugar helps. It is an anitoxident if you drink it within 20 minutes.

The thing about coffee is the dependence it creates and the stuff you put into it. The antioxidant effect is only if you drink it within the first half hour of brewing it.

All things in moderation, but anything that gives you a headache when you stop consuming it, seems like a bad thing to me. Now don't get me wrong, I drink it almost everyday, but only one cup and I'm weening myself off that too!

"If not over consumed caffeine can be beneficial for cognitive function however, no more than 100 mg of caffeine should be consumed in one day. (Khalsa, 1997:266)"

Lots of folks will say that it dehydrates you. It doesn't it just hydrates your less effectively.

It's a diuretic. It increases the rate at which the body excretes water, therefore you should drink more water because of it. Not a big deal, just know that and you're good. (obviously it's not going to dry you up like the desert...but the effect is still there no matter how large or small)

Here you can decide for yourself if this is a valid source and valid science...

www.caring4cancer.com/go/cancer/nutrition/questions/do-caffeinated-beverages-cause-dehydration.htm

Lots of folks will say that it dehydrates you. It doesn't it just hydrates your less effectively.

It's a diuretic. It increases the rate at which the body excretes water, therefore you should drink more water because of it. Not a big deal, just know that and you're good. (obviously it's not going to dry you up like the desert...but the effect is still there no matter how large or small)

Here you can decide for yourself if this is a valid source and valid science...

www.caring4cancer.com/go/cancer/nutrition/questions/do-caffeinated-beverages-cause-dehydration.htm

I understand what the article is saying, but the fact is...even if it's not a very noticeable effect...it's there, plus it never hurts to drink water in abundance either way. I do agree that's it nothing to freak out about for sure, I have my Starbucks fix most mornings, although I keep it to one a day mostly.

Lots of folks will say that it dehydrates you. It doesn't it just hydrates your less effectively.

It's a diuretic. It increases the rate at which the body excretes water, therefore you should drink more water because of it. Not a big deal, just know that and you're good. (obviously it's not going to dry you up like the desert...but the effect is still there no matter how large or small)

It's a diuretic in large doses, much larger than a cup of coffee provides. Drinking a cup of coffee or tea (or even a can of caffeinated soda) is still a net gain in hydration levels.