Caffeine and Timing

Millions of people rely on caffeine for energy every day. It 's the most common legal drug on the planet. So it's actually good for us? Like a lot of things, in moderation, perhaps. How many of us get our caffeine from coffee consumption. I just use this drink for the article.

Coffee seems to be a very popular subject with the media. One week you may feel that drinking coffee will help with fat loss. A few weeks later there will be another story about it can actually make you gain weight. What do you think? I personally believe that having one a day, black or with cream and sugar, will not increase your waistline. If you are putting on weight and are convinced that coffee is responsible, you are probably drinking too many of these Caramel-Mocha Frappucinos with extra cream. Stick-long blacks or espresso and you should be fine. 

Coffee and cortisol. 

Why take caffeine? Simple, is a stimulant that can help us stay awake or give us a kick-starter in the morning. What a lot of people for that pick-me-up when they are tired? They grab something sweet, drink a caffeinated drink, or smoke a cigarette. Some will have all three at once! Caffeine, sugar and tobacco are all stimulating, throwing the sympathetic nervous system (the fight or flight response). This stimulates the release of a hormone activation, cortisol, which gives your brain the impression that its time to get up, or the time for action.

Cortisol is released in response to stress and light. And at its peak in the morning from about 6 to 9 and then fall to the mid-afternoon, and at its lowest after the sun goes down. When it comes down cortisol, melatonin is released that increase the levels of hormones in repair and growth. If we continue to consume coffee in the afternoon, we will continue to release cortisol, which will destroy our sleep cycle. Caffeine can stay in your system for up to 18 hours (depending on the amount you consume).

Weight loss or weight gain. 

I'm not an expert on the effects of coffee, but bare with me for a minute. Coffee contains caffeine. Caffeine is a stimulant that has been shown to help in weight loss (note, I did not say a fat loss). Caffeine also increases cortisol. Prolonged exposure to increased cortisol fat around the umbilical region. So, I guess you could say that coffee consumption may increase the excess fat around the mid-section? I think so.

So, to reiterate from above, if we are stressed out and go grab a coffee, you can actually increase our chances of gaining fatter around the mid section. I think if I put it this way, most of us may want to consider given our favorite drink during the day ... Maybe. 

Benefits of coffee. 

Now, I would also point out that some U.S. studies have shown a lot of people get the most antioxidants from coffee, so if you were to eliminate from their diet, they may face other problems. In addition, some research on PubMed showed that coffee consumption may help prevent chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes and Parkinson's disease. More recent studies have also shown that coffee drinkers are less likely to get Alzheimer's disease and dementia.

Do not give up or give up? 

I think that giving up coffee is more difficult than cutting out carbohydrates. Personally, I chose to give up for a few months and switch to green tea. I am actually a coffee-lover because of the taste - not because of the stimulating factor. This makes it even harder to say good-bye to my favorite black liquid! So as you can see there are pros and cons of coffee consumption.