Does Coffee Speed Up Your Metabolism?

   

   
    Some people drink coffee religiously. They feel that they must have it every morning to get their day started. Does coffee speed up your metabolism? In a sense, this may be true.

Coffee contains a lot of caffeine. Caffeine is a stimulant, which wards off drowsiness and increases alertness. In this sense, caffeine does speed up metabolism, but not indefinitely.

What exactly does caffeine do? Caffeine increases the free fatty acids in blood plasma. Although this has no bearing on metabolism, it does reflect on diet. Caffeine also acts as an inhibitor for adenosine in the brain, which effects RNA synthesis in the body.

Caffeine also acts like adrenaline for the body. By imitating adrenaline it speeds up the heart-rate and this is how it affects metabolism. Does coffee speed up your metabolism? Yes. But for those who consume caffeine on a regular basis this effect is not as strong or noticeable.

Why does it not affect normal consumers? People who regularly drink coffee or other caffeinated products tend to build up a tolerance for caffeine. Caffeine is structurally similar to adenosine and binds to adenosine receptors in the brain. The more you drink these caffeinated beverages then the more receptors your brain will develop, making the effects of caffeine seem less apparent.

So in short, does coffee speed up your metabolism? Yes, it does, but not to the extent that one would like. To really get your metabolism going the best route to go is all natural methods. Methods such as exercising, eating the right foods, eating breakfast, and eating more times in the day while having small proportions.

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