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| Author | Topic: benefits of coffee? (ie metabolism?) |
| monica 09-16-2002 10:49 AM | Are there any? ie increase in metabolism/increase of stored fatty acid utilization? |
| Wai 09-16-2002 11:25 AM | quote:Just like cocaine, cafeine (which is contained in coffee) is a stimulant which makes you feel more active. So, by taking this stimulant constantly, you can fool your own feelings of hunger (lower blood energy levels make you feel tired; which are counteracted by stimulants), but that way you are only impairing the only system that can help you reach and maintain your natural set-point weight. So, yes, the short term effects of stimulants can be beneficial to lose weight, but the eventual effects will be detrimental. So, I certainly would not recommend to take in large doses of cafeine. quote:no. the increase in metabolism is only in-direct, by making you more active (which requires more energy). |