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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

    Mary Siever

    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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  • by Anonymous on November 11th, 2008

    Anonymous

    Coffee increases energy, and suppresses appetite. I am pregnant with twins and I drink coffee every single day. I dont understand what all the fuss is about. There are some people that do drugs and crazy things while pregnant and youre telling me I cant have coffee that is crazy. I guess it depends on how sensitive your body is.

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  • by Anonymous on December 15th, 2007

    Anonymous

    actually, if you drink coffee then exercise, it increases the ammount of fat burnt.
    http://www.nutros.com/nsr-0202k.html

    So it doesn't really lower your metabolism. And, it does suppress your appetite. It also improves mental alertness in men, enhances your sexual drive etc. And Most doctors suggest that up to three cups a day of coffee for an adult (assuming they aren't pregnant etc) can be consumed without any negative reactions.

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  • by Lizbet on January 2nd, 2004

    Lizbet

    According to my doctor, who is an internist, yes it is. He told me as long as I didn't have severely adverse reactions to caffiene (jitters, heart palpitations) I could drink a moderate amount of coffee.

    Caffiene is one of the principle ingrediants in old-fashioned diet pills like Dexatrim, who touted appetite suppressants as their primary goal.

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  • by davally on August 31st, 2009

    davally

    Yes it is. I tries to as part of my own weight loss diet but then found Hoodia appetite suppressant http://hoodiaappetitesuppressant.net and lost over 110lbs with that really helping.

    Dave

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  • by BigDaddyBS on May 15th, 2009

    BigDaddyBS

    I don't know, but I always found when I was drinking a lot of coffee a day, I was not near as hungry. I kinda consider coffee a "thick" drink as opposed to pop or iced tea (or water). So, it seems to do that to me.

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  • by jls on May 15th, 2009

    jls

    Caffiene is also the second strongest natural fat burner next to ephederine...ephydra whatever. And it's helped me through many diets.

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  • by Tammyhb on October 6th, 2007

    Tammyhb

    caffeine is slows down your metabolism and makes it harder for you to burn off your food. FYI

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  • by Tom 47 is back in his bear COAT on December 15th, 2007

    Tom 47 is back in his bear COAT

    I am neither pregnant nor overweight. I will keep my 4 to 5 cups a day. It keeps me alert and active when I need to be. And activity is the best weight control there is.

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  • by gabrielle1231 on December 2nd, 2008

    gabrielle1231

    YES. It's very true. I tend to overeat habitually and I usually NEVER drink coffee. I did an unintentional expirament over the weekend when I had been just dragging at work I was so tired. I gave in to the coffee craze at work at had a couple of cups. I swear I had little to no appetite whatsoever even the next day. This is coming from someone who rarely drinks the stuff, though. I'm not saying it's healthy by any means...but that wasn't the question, was it? ;)

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  • by Bertinelli on May 15th, 2009

    Bertinelli

    It's appetite suppressing properties have been long studied and it now known that it is 10000 times more powerful than glucose and makes your brain believe that your are full when you are not. This makes you eat less and reduces calorie intake, thereby reducing your weight.

    http://www.bestappetitesuppressants.org/

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  • by poopydroopy on December 3rd, 2010

    poopydroopy

    I drink about 12 cups a day and I run over 50 miles a week. Coffee turns you into a championship runner, write that down.

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