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by JP1967 on January 2nd, 2004

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Is it true that coffee is an appetite suppressant?

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  • by Mary Siever on January 14th, 2004

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    As was already mentioned, yes it is. However, it is not a wise idea to use coffee to suppress your appetite. The following are ingredients in coffee and some can cause other problems for your health :

    2,3,5-TRIMETHYLPHENOL
    2-ETHYLPHENOL
    2-METHOXY-4-ETHYLPHENOL
    2,4-METHYLENEPHENOL
    DICAFFEOYL-QUINIC ACID
    4-ETHYLPHENOL
    4-METHOXY-4-VINYLPHENOL
    ACETALDEHYDE
    CAFFEINE
    CAFFEOL
    CAFFEOYL-3-QUINIC ACID
    CAFFETANNIC ACID
    CHLOROGENIC ACID
    CITRIC ACID
    DATURIC ACID
    GUAIACOL
    HYPOXANTHINE
    ISOCHLOROGENIC ACID
    PUTRESCINE
    SCOPOLETIN
    SPERMIDINE
    SPERMINE
    SUGARS
    TANNIC ACID
    TANNIN
    THEOBROMINE
    THEOPHYLLINE
    THIAMIN
    TRIGONELLINE
    XANTHINE

    Coffee reduces the absorption of important minerals, for example, iron, to be reduced by about 40% for up to 4 hours after consumption.

    Even if you don't have severe reactions to caffeine it still can cause damage, you just won't know it for years. It reduces absorption of many important nutrients and iron in particular. More than 1/2 cup consumption of coffee a day, for a pregnant woman is enough to raise the risk of miscarriage. There are other, safer appetite suppressants and caffeine is best left alone.

    Riffraff:

    Yes, I know that. However, studies back as far as the 80's have shown that anything more than 1/2 a cup increases problems significantly. Recommendations aside, it is still dangerous as studies have shown. I am a childbirth educator and this is what I teach in my classes.

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    • Actually, the current recommendation is no more than 1 cup/day for pregnant women with no other risk factors for miscarriage

      riffraff814

      by riffraff814 on March 1st, 2005

    • I think the author knows what she's talking about :-)

      scymitar72

      by scymitar72 on July 28th, 2005

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