Losing Weight 5 Wicked Tips That Work Without Popping Pills or Starving Yourself

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Lose weight tips without using drugs are all over the internet but most are just thinly disguised attempts to get you to buy the very latest wonder weight loss cure. Read more

Teen Obesity It’s All The Parents Fault?

According to the latest report released a few days ago there may be a reason teenagers eat more burgers and fries than fruits and vegetables: their parents.

The study recently completed at UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, found that adolescents are more likely to eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day if their parents do.

However teens whose parents eat fast food or drink soda are more likely to do the same. Read more

Does Hitting Up With Caffeine Slow Down Weight Loss or Boost Metabolism?

But why are people reluctant to answer such an obvious question? Maybe it is that people all react differently to different drugs (yes rest assured caffeine is a drug all be it a legal one like alcohol and nicotine).

I have done a bit of digging and this is what I managed to find out on the subject of caffeine and how it might affect your weight loss efforts.

Marketers of fad diets and weight-loss supplements in paticular often exaggerate the benefits of caffeine, claiming that caffeine will significantly curb your appetite and help you drop pounds quickly.

However, clinical studies available on the effect of caffeine on weight loss do little to support such statements.

Research suggest that…

Caffeine may act to some degree as an appetite suppressant.

However, while studies help confirm the claim that people may eat less while using caffeine it also shows that any benefit is likley to be some what short term and have almost no effect on weight loss.

Aditionally…

Caffeine may increase your body’s ability to consume calories.

Caffeine is thought to stimulate thermogenesis — one way your body generates heat and energy from digesting food. However, caffeine’s role in thermogenesis probably isn’t enough to result in significant weight loss.

Plus of course it should not be ignored that

Caffeine acts as a diuretic, which means it causes an increase in the amount of urine you excrete. This water loss may temporarily decrease your body weight.

It’s important to remember that caffeine is a stimulant that can increase your heart rate and blood pressure, interrupt your sleep, and cause nervousness and irritability.

Also, a vast number of caffeinated beverages are high in calories, which can lead to weight gain and not loss.

Although you may have heard about Caffeine being used as a performance enhancer the evidence I found suggests this will only work if the body does not already have a tolerance to a high level of the drug.

So in conclusion It would seem that the only real proponents of Caffeine as a means of losing weight for any sustained period are those hawking their weight loss pills and potions and if you have read this blog for any period you’ll know my view on those guys.

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