How is coffee 0 calories?
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Coffee probably contains a little bit of calories, but if you were to evaporate the water, you would be left with very little material, some of which is non-digestible fibre, so not much digestible content that can be turned into energy.
As well, the caffeine in coffee stimulates you to be more active and causes things like faster heart rate that burn more calories, so it actually causes you to expend some calories, that might partially or even wholly compensate for the tiny amount of calories it may contain.
Calories are potential energy, like gas for a car. Coffee is basically water flavored with coffee beans and some caffeine.
Caffeine does NOT give you “energy” the same way that food does. Caffeine does one thing that has a domino like effect in your system: it blocks chemicals that make you feel tired from being absorbed. When these chemicals can’t be absorbed your body releases adrenaline which causes your body to feel “energized” by elevating your heart rate and causing you to release more stored energy (fat).
Note that the effect is short lived and not an effective fat loss technique on its own — adrenaline rushes are followed by cortisol releases which make you hungry and redistribute fat to your visceral stores.
Calories are potential energy, like gas for a car. Coffee is basically water flavored with coffee beans and some caffeine.
Caffeine does NOT give you “energy” the same way that food does. Caffeine does one thing that has a domino like effect in your system: it blocks chemicals that make you feel tired from being absorbed. When these chemicals can’t be absorbed your body releases adrenaline which causes your body to feel “energized” by elevating your heart rate and causing you to release more stored energy (fat).
Note that the effect is short lived and not an effective fat loss technique on its own — adrenaline rushes are followed by cortisol releases which make you hungry and redistribute fat to your visceral stores.
Calories are potential energy, like gas for a car. Coffee is basically water flavored with coffee beans and some caffeine.
Caffeine does NOT give you “energy” the same way that food does. Caffeine does one thing that has a domino like effect in your system: it blocks chemicals that make you feel tired from being absorbed. When these chemicals can’t be absorbed your body releases adrenaline which causes your body to feel “energized” by elevating your heart rate and causing you to release more stored energy (fat).
Note that the effect is short lived and not an effective fat loss technique on its own — adrenaline rushes are followed by cortisol releases which make you hungry and redistribute fat to your visceral stores.
I’m guessing the confusion stems from the fact that coffee “gives you energy” without any calories, since calories are what generally give us energy.
Think of your body/brain as having a gas pedal and a brake pedal. Calories press the gas pedal and make you go faster. Caffeine pulls away on the brake pedal.
Caffeine won’t actually give you any more energy, but if you’re getting sleepy (i.e. your body is hitting the brakes) caffeine will reduce that, and make you feel more awake.
I’m guessing the confusion stems from the fact that coffee “gives you energy” without any calories, since calories are what generally give us energy.
Think of your body/brain as having a gas pedal and a brake pedal. Calories press the gas pedal and make you go faster. Caffeine pulls away on the brake pedal.
Caffeine won’t actually give you any more energy, but if you’re getting sleepy (i.e. your body is hitting the brakes) caffeine will reduce that, and make you feel more awake.
I’m guessing the confusion stems from the fact that coffee “gives you energy” without any calories, since calories are what generally give us energy.
Think of your body/brain as having a gas pedal and a brake pedal. Calories press the gas pedal and make you go faster. Caffeine pulls away on the brake pedal.
Caffeine won’t actually give you any more energy, but if you’re getting sleepy (i.e. your body is hitting the brakes) caffeine will reduce that, and make you feel more awake.
Calories come from sugars, fats, and protein. Coffee doesn’t have any of those on its own. (Not enough to really count for nutritional reasons.) Lots of people add those in the form of sugar and cream.
The “energy” in coffee is from caffeine. Caffeine doesn’t really give you energy. It stops you from feeling tired and can make you feel alert.
Calories come from sugars, fats, and protein. Coffee doesn’t have any of those on its own. (Not enough to really count for nutritional reasons.) Lots of people add those in the form of sugar and cream.
The “energy” in coffee is from caffeine. Caffeine doesn’t really give you energy. It stops you from feeling tired and can make you feel alert.
Calories come from sugars, fats, and protein. Coffee doesn’t have any of those on its own. (Not enough to really count for nutritional reasons.) Lots of people add those in the form of sugar and cream.
The “energy” in coffee is from caffeine. Caffeine doesn’t really give you energy. It stops you from feeling tired and can make you feel alert.
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