The Role Caffeine Plays In Coffee And In Losing Weight

Caffeine is found in coffee which is known to keep you alert on those late night shifts. It has been known to help people keep energized and drive away sluggishness and sleep. It has been proven to accelerate your metabolism and help burn that stubborn fat you are so eager to get rid of.

What Exactly Is In Coffee?

Coffee has some properties that make it unique to the taste and to the smell. These properties are:-

• Caffeine
• Chlorogenic Acid
• Theophylline/Theobromine(Very similar to Caffeine)

The dominant property is caffeine which studies have shown to be very concentrated in Coffee. theobromine, together with theophylline, all combined with caffeine, makes coffee very potent because they are all stimulants.

The Effects Of Caffeine

Caffeine plays the role of being a stimulant to the nervous system. It also has the capability of producing the hormone adrenaline (epinephrine), by increasing blood levels in the body. It moves through the body to fat tissues where it it helps in their breaking down. When they separate, this causes the fats to be used up in the blood as fatty acids.

Speeding Up The Metabolism

When our metabolism speeds up, to lose weight is pretty much effortless. Even if you eat a lot and your metabolism is in full speed, it is that much harder to gain weight.

Caffeine has been proven to accelerate and jump start the metabolism. The more that is ingested the body, the higher our metabolism becomes.

Unfortunately, if you are obese, this will not happen as fast. People with less fat to burn have a higher chance of losing their unwanted pounds. It also is less effective as you age. Younger people have good chance of speeding up their metabolism than older people do.

Caffeine also works well with workouts and people who exercise frequently because of its effects in boosting the metabolism.

Theories About Coffee And Caffeine

Individuals who drink coffee on a daily basis or just frequently have been known to have less appetite than people who don’t. The downside of coffee lovers is that the more you drink it, the more your tolerance level builds up, so the effects of Caffeine become weaker and eventually dies down altogether.

People are advised not to make drinking Coffee a daily habit due to this fact. That is why it is essential to be conscious of how much caffeine you take in a day because if you are not, you will find yourself slowly becoming addicted to it. Some people even experience serious side effects from caffeine withdrawal.

It is recommended that you alternate weeks so that it will continue to be of some use to your body. You can also, according to your own preference, have two weeks free of caffeine and then resume drinking it for another two weeks and this will keep your metabolism in balance and not in any way reliant on caffeine.

You can also try drinking other beverages while you are on your two week caffeine break that will curb your caffeine desire.