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Originally Posted by Weecrack
they put caffeine in products for quick energy bursts...
Which dont get me wrong will, help, but in overall weight loss no...
It also dehydrates you, which will burn that water weight right off, soo people who take these diet pills and no nothing, think "Hey i lost 5-8 lbs in a week this **** work" meanwhile there just dehydrating themselves....
Monday, January 28, 2008
Caffeine causes blood sugar to spike
Perhaps Dr. Atkins had a point when he said no caffeine and no diet sodas. Recently in a study of coffee drinkers and people who have diabetes, Duke University psychologist James Lane found that caffeine boosted blood sugar levels. A cutting-edge glucose monitor was embedded beneath stomach skin, which allowed them to monitor the subjects more closely.
All these subjects normally drank two or more cups of coffee a day. They were given capsules of caffeine, the equivalent of four cups of coffee. The results were that blood sugar was raised and especially after meals, by about 25 % after dinner, for instance.
It was unclear why caffeine increases glucose levels. Dr. Lane suggested that adrenalin and other stress hormones released upon drinking coffee could perhaps stimulate glucose secretion in the liver.
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The studies have shown that this takes place prodominantly in people with diabetes.
WebMD Medical NewsJuly 26, 2004 --
Caffeine may cause problems with blood sugar control after meals for people with type 2 diabetes, according to a new study.
Although more research is needed to confirm these results, researchers say their findings show that people with diabetes who have problems with glucose and insulin control should consider cutting back on caffeine in their diets.
The study showed that after a large dose of caffeine, blood glucose and insulin levels surge in response after meals in people with type 2 diabetes. These patients can have high insulin levels because they inefficiently use the hormone to lower blood glucose.
"In a healthy person, glucose is metabolized within an hour or so after eating. Diabetics, however, do not metabolize glucose as efficiently," says researcher James D. Lane, PhD, associate research professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Duke University, in a news release. "It appears that diabetics who consume caffeine are likely having a harder time regulating their insulin and glucose levels than those who don't take caffeine."