Why your morning coffee could be making you FAT... Joel & Josh - BioTrust Nutrition If you’ve been following the advice of including a good portion of your daily carbohydrate intake at breakfast, you might want to skip your morning coffee, unless it’s decaf, that is. Why? Well, the recommendation to consume ample carbohydrates at breakfast is due to the fact that glucose tolerance, insulin sensitivity and your ability to process carbohydrates are at their peak in the morning – basically, your body is primed to “deal” with carbohydrates quite well during the first few hours of the day, and that ability continues to decrease as the day goes on. So where does coffee come in? Well, quite a few studies have shown that caffeinated coffee intake (along with carbs) decreases glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity, sabotaging your generally “good” ability to process carbohydrates in the morning. Here’s just one of many studies: Caffeinated coffee consumption impairs blood glucose homeostasis in response to high and low glycemic index meals in healthy men. Moisey LL, et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 May;87(5):1254-61. DESIGN: Ten healthy men underwent 4 trials in a randomized order. They ingested caffeinated (5 mg/kg) coffee (CC) or the same volume of decaffeinated coffee (DC) followed by either a high or low glycemic index (GI) cereal (providing 75 g of carbohydrate) mixed meal tolerance test. CONCLUSION: The ingestion of caffeinated coffee with either a high or low GI meal significantly impairs blood glucose management and insulin sensitivity compared to the ingestion of decaffeinated coffee. In the end, decreased insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance = more insulin, less fat burning, and more fat storage; three things you DON’T want if you’re looking to shed those unwanted pounds. Suggestions: If you’re going to consume caffeinated coffee, it’s best consumed at times in which you are not consuming substantial carbohydrate. If you are following an intermittent fasting style diet like this simple One Day Diet, then morning coffee is still fine. But, if youre eating the bulk of your daily carbs in the morning, you may want to rethink your morning cup of Joe or switch to decaf. That said, if you want to avoid this concern altogether, we recommend you simply use our #1 carb-fighting trick just before each and every time you eat carbs. This simple carb-fighting ritual is shown through peer-reviewed research to: *Lower your blood sugar *Increase insulin sensitivity *Decrease fat storage *Increase fat burning Even better, you can perform it in just a few seconds...and it WORKS like gangbusters! ==> Do THIS before eating carbs (every time) Enjoy!
Posted on: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 21:47:33 +0000
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