Is coffee good/bad for you?

cronus404 · November 2011

I love coffee and I drink it on a regular basis. I drink it black with no sugar or sweeteners. The calories for it on mfp are so negligible (5) that i dont even track it in my diary. I have been doing this for years and have always assumed it was pretty much the same as water. Someone told me recently that it does have a negative impact on my weight loss though. Something about the caffiene impeding weight loss and that it really does have a bunch of calories. I had never heard this before but i was wondering if anyone else had. thanks

Acg67 · November 2011

I love coffee and I drink it on a regular basis. I drink it black with no sugar or sweeteners. The calories for it on mfp are so negligible (5) that i dont even track it in my diary. I have been doing this for years and have always assumed it was pretty much the same as water. Someone told me recently that it does have a negative impact on my weight loss though. Something about the caffiene impeding weight loss and that it really does have a bunch of calories. I had never heard this before but i was wondering if anyone else had. thanks

it only has a bunch of cals if you add lots of sugar/creamers etc to it. And research has shown time and time again that caffeine is beneficial to weight loss

Rayman79 · November 2011

I have always been under the impression that the opposite is true, that if anything it helps buy getting your heart pumping a little faster. If you drink it straight up and black, the a couple of coffees a day wont do you any harm. Gosh I hope that's true or I'm in trouble :P

Jorra · November 2011

Coffee good, keep on drinking.

luppic8 · November 2011

Honestly a cup a day is not going to hurt you at all! I drink a cup a day and it has not affected my weight loss at all. Enjoy it!!!

HMonsterX · November 2011

And it hydrates you! Count them towards you daily fluid intake!

wbgolden · November 2011

Coffee good, keep on drinking.

Yes. Coffee good. Not coffee bad!

Pebble321 · November 2011

Like you, I drink my coffee black with no sugar. I don't bother logging it either as 2 or 3 cals twice a day isn't going to change anything! If I have a latte (I don't do those flavoured candy confections, but I do like a skinny latte now and again) then I log it as there are a whole lot more calories.
I understand that it can be beneficial to weight loss and exercise - I think I run better when I've had a cup of coffee first!

catwrangler · November 2011

http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/coffee-new-health-food

bmqbonnie · November 2011

It's negligible calories and can help you power through a workout a little harder. Drink up! In moderation and without sugar, etc.

rockieschick · November 2011

I love my coffee :drinker:

soupandsandwich · November 2011

I hope it's good for you too. I just got Kcup machine. I know to watch the flavors, but I think a lot still minimal calories. I started with the coffee, to try and get off the diet soda, which I have been drinking in the morning. I need to get my caffeine from a different source, and I assumed coffee would be better than diet soda. As long as it's not loaded with sugar and creams, etc.

bcampbell54 · November 2011

If coffee not good, me quit. Everything.:drinker:

infamousmk · November 2011

Coffee is awesome.

MarchelleLynne · November 2011

I love my coffee!! I have been trying very hard to cut down only because I love flavored creamers. I have drank coffe ongoing and it has not stopped me from losing. I of course have to log mine because the creamer.:happy:

Javajunkie67 · November 2011

I'm a die hard coffe drinker also. Straight black coffee is what? about 5 cals? I've never heard about it impeding weight loss. Caffeine is a stimulant and some use it as a diuretic. Anyway you look at it, it is mostly water, so I don't know where the calories are coming from (that you're friend is talking about).

Now starbucks drink of the season....that's a whole other story.

Jorra · November 2011

I hope it's good for you too. I just got Kcup machine. I know to watch the flavors, but I think a lot still minimal calories. I started with the coffee, to try and get off the diet soda, which I have been drinking in the morning. I need to get my caffeine from a different source, and I assumed coffee would be better than diet soda. As long as it's not loaded with sugar and creams, etc.

I'm doing the same thing now. Gotta kick the Diet Coke. I've been experimenting mixing coffee with milk or soy milk. It's still low in calories and not bad at all.

danginar · November 2011

coffee is low in calories, but the bigger issue is that it is a flushes water from your body. I have always been told as long as you aren't adding creamers and you compensate the same amount in water then you should be okay. It is the caffeine that causes the problem, no different than drinking other caffeinated beverages such as diet soda.

danginar · November 2011

coffee would be better than diet soda due to the sodium content in soda.

StevLL · November 2011

I firmly believe it is good for you. Cause I drink 4-6 cups daily black, very strong and if I can't have my coffee,... whats left? Coffee has to be good right Toto?!!!

Cristy_AZ · November 2011

I firmly believe it is good for you. Cause I drink 4-6 cups daily black, very strong and if I can't have my coffee,... whats left? Coffee has to be good right Toto?!!!

Has to be!! :drinker:

HMonsterX · November 2011

coffee is low in calories, but the bigger issue is that it is a flushes water from your body. I have always been told as long as you aren't adding creamers and you compensate the same amount in water then you should be okay.

Completely untrue btw.

Neat water is also a diuretic. The diuretic effect of caffeine is far, far outweighed by the actual water in the tea/coffee. Also, regular consumers of caffeinated beverages will build up a tolerance to said effect, eventually reaching the point where caffeinated drinks provide practically the same amount of hydration as a cup of neat water will.

http://www.divinecaroline.com/22178/46361-coffee-makes-dehydrated-say-what

http://worldofcaffeine.com/2011/06/14/caffeine-does-not-dehydrate/

http://advance.uconn.edu/2002/020722/02072207.htm

http://nomoredirtylooks.com/2011/04/surprise-caffeinated-tea-does-not-dehydrate-you/

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/health/nutrition/04real.html

http://www.sharecare.com/question/does-caffeine-dehydrate-not

http://www.artofdrink.com/2009/12/caffeine-in-coffee-does-not-increase-dehydration-during-hangovers.php

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

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=5552790&page=1#.TrQWc0O5_oo

Pebble321 · November 2011

coffee is low in calories, but the bigger issue is that it is a flushes water from your body. I have always been told as long as you aren't adding creamers and you compensate the same amount in water then you should be okay.

Completely untrue btw.

Neat water is also a diuretic. The diuretic effect of caffeine is far, far outweighed by the actual water in the tea/coffee. Also, regular consumers of caffeinated beverages will build up a tolerance to said effect, eventually reaching the point where caffeinated drinks provide practically the same amount of hydration as a cup of neat water will.

http://www.divinecaroline.com/22178/46361-coffee-makes-dehydrated-say-what

http://worldofcaffeine.com/2011/06/14/caffeine-does-not-dehydrate/

http://advance.uconn.edu/2002/020722/02072207.htm

http://nomoredirtylooks.com/2011/04/surprise-caffeinated-tea-does-not-dehydrate-you/

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/health/nutrition/04real.html

http://www.sharecare.com/question/does-caffeine-dehydrate-not

http://www.artofdrink.com/2009/12/caffeine-in-coffee-does-not-increase-dehydration-during-hangovers.php

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

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=5552790&page=1#.TrQWc0O5_oo

Hehehe, I was waiting for the mythbusters to show up!

danginar · November 2011

coffee is low in calories, but the bigger issue is that it is a flushes water from your body. I have always been told as long as you aren't adding creamers and you compensate the same amount in water then you should be okay.

Completely untrue btw.

Neat water is also a diuretic. The diuretic effect of caffeine is far, far outweighed by the actual water in the tea/coffee. Also, regular consumers of caffeinated beverages will build up a tolerance to said effect, eventually reaching the point where caffeinated drinks provide practically the same amount of hydration as a cup of neat water will.

http://www.divinecaroline.com/22178/46361-coffee-makes-dehydrated-say-what

http://worldofcaffeine.com/2011/06/14/caffeine-does-not-dehydrate/

http://advance.uconn.edu/2002/020722/02072207.htm

http://nomoredirtylooks.com/2011/04/surprise-caffeinated-tea-does-not-dehydrate-you/

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/health/nutrition/04real.html

http://www.sharecare.com/question/does-caffeine-dehydrate-not

http://www.artofdrink.com/2009/12/caffeine-in-coffee-does-not-increase-dehydration-during-hangovers.php

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

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=5552790&page=1#.TrQWc0O5_oo

So, I decided to go out to Web MD to see what they had to say. Your response is partially accurate, but not completely. This is what WebMD had to say:

http://www.webmd.com/diet/rm-quiz-caffeine-myths

"Caffeinated beverages do not generally contribute to dehydration. In the short term, caffeine may have a mild diuretic effect in people who do not normally consume caffeine, but this is not the case for those who habitually drink caffeinated beverages. All beverages, including those that contain caffeine, help maintain hydration."

Is coffee good/bad for you?

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