Is coffee bad for you?

Coffee isn't good for everyone. If you can handle it, go for it. But keep your eye out for side effects. The caffeine builds up in your system, you might think that your sleeping problem isn't caffeine related because you don't have coffee after 10:00 a.m., but that might not be the case. It wasn't for me. When I had to eliminate coffee, because I had developed a HEART CONDITION, I found that I could sleep more than 4-5 hours a night. I really miss the coffee, but sleeping is an unexpected, totally worth it, trade off.

Also FYI, the Cardiac Arrhythmia stopped six weeks after eliminating coffee from my diet. There were no other changes, and I didn't have to go on beta blockers. Just something to think about.

Coffee is an appetite suppressant and natural stimulant so generally it is beneficial for weight loss and has additional health benefits. However, at more than 5 cups a day your body is pretty much accustomed to it and is probably does not have any impact at all with regard to weight loss.

my concern would be the acidity. it can lower your ph (closer to nuetral is better)

I drink coffee daily. I usually just drink it black, but sometimes I use half and half. It depends on my mood. I can't say it's ever contributed to a weightloss plateau since I've never suffered a weightloss plateau. Either I'm a special snowflake or the idea that coffee stalls weightloss is crap. On gym days I chug down some coffee before going to the gym to get me motivated.

I am glad I don't experience any side effects from my coffee consumption. Doesn't even effect my sleep cycles. Guess I have developed a tolerance.
Hope you're feeling better now

I am thanks!!! I think that it was the kind of thing that crept up on me. I was tolerant for a good 20 years drinking 5-6 cups a day, like you, but then I think that I turned 40 and my body had had enough. A friend of mine had the exact same thing happen to him around the same age. sux getting older

Does not necessarily happen. I have been drinking more than that for over 20 years and am well into my 40's now - no issues so far.

Moderation! I am a huge coffee fan, always black, and only one cup in the morning. For Christmas my fiancee and I are loaded with bags and bags of coffee from our relatives.

However, because I'm insane, I stopped drinking coffee for the summer so that I can help get my teeth whiter before my wedding. The only reason that I could pull this off is because I'm a teacher and I have summer vacation. I don't think that I could just quit in the middle of everything.

Does not necessarily happen. I have been drinking more than that for over 20 years and am well into my 40's now - no issues so far.

of course not, but wouldn't you like to know that it is a possibility? I certainly had no idea at the time that it happened to me, because I thought that I was unaffected by it. I had been unaffected for 20 years.

One cup of black coffee in the morning? No, research shows that this isn't bad for healthy adults. If you drink excessive amounts of coffee each day or you are experiencing side effects, then you should definitely consider cutting back.

Biology: According to the Mayo Clinic, there is little to no evidence that coffee significantly affects weight gain or loss. With this in mind, consider it just as you would anything else in your diet. Think of the calories and fat content in the overall beverage (e.g. you may want to stay away from those high cal specialty drinks). If this is a problem for you, consider making a gradual change rather than going cold turkey. I used to drink my coffee with a ton of sugar and cream, so I gradually tamed this down (e.g. 2 tsps-->1.75 tsps--->1.5 tsps, etc). I'm now down to just a half tsp of sugar and a tbsp of skim milk.

Behavior: One thing you may want to consider is how drinking coffee affects the likelihood that you will or will not engage in healthier behaviors. For example, I've noticed that I personally wake up hungry but end up skipping breakfast if I drink coffee. On days that I skip breakfast (and/or lunch), I tend to binge on snacks or dinner later in the day bumping my caloric intake way up and teaching my body to save and store in the evenings for the long haul of the day. To trim down, I'm trying to follow a diet that involves eating small portions of healthy foods every 3 hours, but going straight for coffee in the morning makes this harder for me to do. To switch things around and set myself up for success, I've set the rule that I need to eat something before pouring a cup.

Overall lesson, I didn't have to eliminate coffee from my diet but I did have to change how and when I drank it.

I've said it once and I'll say it again...

You'll have to pry coffee out of my cold, dead hands.

I don't care what anyone says.. for the well being of those around me, I will continue drinking my morning coffee.

i have 1 cup a day. hasn't hurt my weight loss at all.

Yes coffee is fine it helps give you a boost in the gym and helps with fat loss. But once a week you should try to limit your intake so your tolerance can come back down.

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Well I'm not blowing the doors off the scale, but it's coming off slow and steady. It doesn't seem to bother my loss. Not having it would stress me more and I'm a stress eater, so no coffee would slow it up. :sad: Just the thought of no coffee is very depressing, I have to go make a new pot. :drinker:

I average 6-10 cups of coffee along with 10-16 cups of water.
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THIS^^^^ could have been written by me