Does caffeine hinder weight loss?

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If you have insulin resistance, caffeine will have a very bad effect on your metabolism. In the long run, going off caffeine will increase your energy and metabolism.

Caffeine would definitely hinder weight loss as well as it can even make essential minerals like iron and calcium into useless compounds and can prevent the digestive system from absorbing these essential minerals.

Here are some sources:

• Petrie, H.J., Chown, S.E., Belfie, L.M., Duncan, A.M., McLaren, D.H., Conquer, J.A. and Graham, T.E. 2004. Caffeine ingestion increases the insulin response to an oral-glucose-tolerance test in obese men before and after weight loss. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 80(1):22-8.
• Graham, T.E., Sathasivam, P., Rowland, M., Marko, N., Greer, F. and Battram, D. 2001. Caffeine ingestion elevates plasma insulin response in humans during an oral glucose tolerance test. Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology. 78(7):559-65.
• Keijzers, G.B., De Galan, B.E., Tack, C.J. and Smits, P. 2002. Caffeine can decrease insulin sensitivity in humans. Diabetes Care. 25(2):364-9.
• Natali, A. and Ferrannini, E. 2004. Hypertension, insulin resistance, and the metabolic syndrome. Endocrinology and metabolism clinics of North America. 33(2):417-29

--Wow. That is interesting. I think a lot of it may deal with each persons current metabolism level too.

ANother view

If you are working out while eating properly recent studies have shown that a little caffiene about 30 minutes prior to your workout will help you get a better work out. The energy boost is supposed to make you more alert and therefore more willing to do your workout. It is also to give you a small boost in strength allowing you to lift a little more.

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