Is coffee fattening?

Is coffee fattening?

by Rebecca C.
(Ormond Beach, FL, USA)

QUESTION:

A friend at work told me that drinking too much coffee is fattening. Is this true?

ANSWER:

Coffee itself is not fattening at all.

There are only about 5 calories in a 6-ounce cup of black coffee.

That same cup of coffee contains zero carbohydrates, no fat and zero sugars.

In other words, coffee is a wonderful beverage when it comes to watching your weight.

BUT...

That coffee can become a HUGE source of calories when you start adding cream, sugar, syrups and sprinkles.

As an example, a 12-ounce White Chocolate Mocha Frappuccino contains about 370 calories.

How about a regular cup of coffee with cream and sugar? A 6-ounce cup with cream and one sugar is about 50 calories.

Coffee itself isn't fattening at all.

Just be careful how you prepare it!

You'll find some additional information on the health benefits of coffee on our coffee and health page.

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Jun 16, 2009

is coffee bad for ibs
by: Anonymous

i have ibs can coffee make it worse.thanku

Jun 11, 2009

Splenda!!
by: Tom

Ref the comment above about adding spleda, rather than sugar, for health reasons.

Before you do, you should check out splenda toxicity reports on the web. You may decide you would rather add an inch or two to your waste than massively increase your chances of cancer, amongst many other medical conditions.

http://www.holisticmed.com/splenda/research-adverse.html

May 05, 2009

coffee is good
by: allan

i have around 4 cups of coffee daily..i never use sugar,cream,or anything else other than skim milk just to lower the bitterness of the coffee and have not put on weight because of coffee...hic,hic,think i will have another one.cheers allan

Apr 24, 2009

Good info!
by: Areceli

I noticed that I have gained just a tiny bit of weight (because my jeans don't fit as loose as they did), and I was wondering if coffee was the culprit. I add just a little bit of soymilk and about 1.5 - 2 tablespoons of sugar per cup, so I'm glad that my beverage is still under 100 calories per serving. Yaay, guess it wasn't the coffee... then I wonder if it's the Panda Express....?

Thanks,
TV antenna gal :)

Apr 21, 2009

hello
by: Anonymous

I started drinking coffe five mths ago, because i was told it helps to speed up your metabolism.. after hearing soo many comments about people gaining weight, i decided to stop drinking coffe.. i only add 1% milk and 1 tspn of brown sugar, how bad can that be!!? now that I know you don't gaing weight drinking coffe, I don't plan to stop!!!! Thanks

Apr 07, 2009

thanks for the info
by: Anonymous

you are exactly right too.

Mar 16, 2009

coffee!
by: Anonymous

Thanks so much for having this up here! But im still a little confused? Like how much creamer is too much before the coffee starts getting fattening? Because I drink coffee every morning while getting ready for school, & i love it so it would be hard to give up. & there is no way i could drink coffee black! :P But this helps alot thanks!

Mar 02, 2009

Coffee
by: Anonymous

I drink alot of coffee, I used to put two creams but now I drink it straight black...You'd be surprised how little difference the cream makes in taste. I always thought black coffee would taste horrible until I tried it; I barely noticed a difference. You get used to the aftertaste after the sixth or seventh cup.

Turns out, switching to black coffee along with a very strict diet is helping me shed the pounds like crazy. After 3-4 months my dress pants fall off without a belt, no visits to the gym or anything like that.

I recommend Maxwell if you're drinking black, you might want to add a bit of extra water or less coffee for your first few drinks.

Feb 27, 2009

cafe'
by: melly

I am SOOOOOOO glad to hear this I just started a diet and coffe is one thing I CANNOT give up!!! thanks KUDOS

Feb 02, 2009

COFFEE IS GREAT!
by: Anonymous

plain 'ol black coffee is just great! don't ruin it by adding all that cream and sugar for pete's sake!

Jan 12, 2009

Thanks
by: Kat

thanks for the helpful info i love coffee!!! this info will allow me to keep on drinking it .. but careful with the cream and sugar thanks kisses!

Nov 11, 2008

than you
by: juan

thank you all my co wworkers say it is i did not think so but you just confirmed it for me now ill drink coffe with skim milk and 2 splendas
fusion

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