Does caffeine make us have more energy even though it doesn’t have many calories? Does it make our bodies use up fat that is already stored? Where does the extra energy from caffeine come from?

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Does caffeine make us have more energy even though it doesn’t have many calories? Does it make our bodies use up fat that is already stored? Where does the extra energy from caffeine come from?

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Answer 1

It doesn’t give you literal energy in the sense of actual chemical energy, it gives you figurative energy in the sense that it makes you feel less fatigued. It accomplishes this by blocking receptors in the brain that normally give the sensation of fatigue when activated.