How much caffeine is safe?

Well, I hate saying this, but "it depends".

For many people, the "benchmark" is no more than 400mg/day, which is around 4 cups of coffee. However, factors such as body weight, medications you may take, and individual sensitivity, can vary from person to person.

My wife gets anxious (and sometimes irritable) if she drinks more than roughly 200mg of caffeine a day. Ideally, she would have a cup when she wakes up and then again at around 11 or 12.

But can you use your coffee (or any hot drink for that matter) as a weapon for weight loss? 

Let's see...

A recent study published in Clinical Nutrition evaluated the associations between changes in coffee and caffeine consumption and fat tissue changes.

It's not just any study, either. This study used 6 years of data.

And...

The data was based on men and women AT LEAST 55 years of age.

The results?

Lower body fat was evident for participants who drank coffee.

And...

The authors found that shifting from no/low to moderate consumption of coffee was associated with a decline in VAT (visceral adipose tissue - which is body fat deep inside the belly, wrapped around the organs, including the liver and intestines.), trunk fat, and total fat.

The findings suggest that moderate levels of coffee could become a part of the weight management strategy among older people with obesity.

Yet, there is better news for coffee or hot tea drinkers...

Latest studies have found that one tiny tweak to your coffee or hot tea puts your body into fat-burning mode for the rest of the day.

Imagine combining this with what we already know from the study above...

This coffee and hot tea trick takes less than 10 seconds, yet it instantly cranks up your metabolism and boosts your health, energy, and well-being at the same time, while suppressing your appetite and cravings (great for this time of year lol). 

Here's how to "doctor up" your coffee or hot tea to burn more fat.

Later tater,

Mikey