☕ Suprising ways coffee can help with weight loss

Coffee can aid in weight management and support a healthy metabolism.

It contains natural ingredients, caffeine, boosts your energy and helps burn fat.

Drinking coffee can also temporarily curb appetite and cravings.

1. Boosts Metabolism

Caffeine in coffee may boost your metabolism because

• Blocks adenosine:

• A chemical that makes you tired. When coffee stops adenosine from being produced in your body, it can raise your energy levels, which can help make your metabolism faster.

• Contains chlorogenic acid (CGA):

• A natural ingredient in coffee that helps break down fats, & makes them available for energy in the body, and promotes fat oxidation (burning fat). Also an antioxidant, which is a substance that helps lower inflammation and cell damage.⁴

• Contains trigonelline:

• A natural ingredient in coffee form & of vitamin B3. It may help control blood sugar and lipid levels (fat levels in the blood) to support a healthier metabolism.³

2. Burns Calories

Coffee may help burn calories because of caffeine's effect on the muscle protein called sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase (SERCA). This protein moves calcium through the body, relaxes muscles & creates heat in muscles, known as thermogenesis. Thermogenesis can burn calories from producing heat.⁵

This process won't burn many calories. It may still contribute to your overall calorie burn. More research is needed to fully understand the benefits of this process for weight management.⁵

3. Boosts Energy

May help improve your muscles' function during physical activities , because caffeine gets your heart pumping. It may also positively affect your mood and focus, both can keep you motivated.²

4. Antioxidants

Coffee contains antioxidants, mainly CGA-inked to weight loss. Research suggests that about 200 milligrams of CGA may be effective for supporting weight management. Roasting coffee beans significantly lowers the amount of CGA. People who drink coffee may end up consuming only 0.5-1 gram of CGA a day.⁶⁴⁷⁸

Unroasted coffee- known as green coffee, can be a good alternative. It contains up to 129 milligrams of CGA per cup.⁴ While you can buy green coffee beans to brew at home, you won’t get the same flavor and intensity of a regular cup of coffee.⁹ Green coffee is available in powder and capsule forms.

5. Mobilizes Fat

Caffeinated coffee before exercise can be an effective way to burn fat because it raises the amount of fat your body needs for energy during physical activities. The amount of coffee that helps with burning fat can vary from person to person.¹⁰

People who regularly consume caffeine may experience less significant results

6. Improves Exercise Performance

Caffeine can speed up your heartbeat, sharpen focus, & make your muscles more active. These three factors can improve your exercise performance.² Caffeine is quickly absorbed and crosses the blood-brain barrier , meaning its stimulating effects can be immediate.¹¹¹²

7. Contains Few Calories

Back coffee has very few calories, 6-8 calories per eight-ounce cup, depending on the brew method.¹³¹⁴

Milk, cream, and sugar can significantly increase the calorie count .Research suggests that adding milk to your coffee may reduce some of its anti-inflammatory and cell-protecting benefits.

8. Suppresses Appetite

Caffeine, particularly in green coffee, may help suppress your appetite. This is because it may lower ghrelin, the hunger hormone, and raise serotonin, the happy hormone. As a result, you may feel fuller longer and have less of a desire to eat. More research is needed to better understand how caffeine works to suppress appetite.¹⁶

9. Reduces Cravings

If you drink your coffee black, you might notice the bitter & can curb craving for sweets.

by blocking sweet receptors, proteins that detect sweetness on the tongue and other parts of the body.¹ Bitter flavors may also cause the release of cholecystokinin (CCK), a hormone that lets your body know when you're full.¹⁷

Tips for Using Coffee for weght Loss

Avoid adding sugar, syrups, or flavored creamers. Try stevia, cinnamon, or pure vanilla extract instead to sweeten with very minimal, calories.

Consider the following:

• Coffee one hour before exercise may positively impact your exercise performance.²

• Morning coffee may temporarily boost your metabolism.²⁴

• Coffee too late in the day may disturb sleep,. Disrupted sleep can affect your metabolism and impact your weight loss goals.²⁴