So much for using diet coke!
This is a bit unexpected and alsoquite surprising. It indicates a pathwaynot understood before and explains the fattening capacity of fast food thatrelies on the deep fryer. It alsoexplains the negative effect of caffeine as a fat promoting system.
We already know better. Now weknow why where previous arguments tended to be forgiving. A Big Mac is bad enough, but have anythingelse except caffeine if you must eat it at all.
This is the first time I havecome across an argument for caffeine been active in the metabolic pathwayinvolving sugar and actually comes as a shock.
Expect dieticians and fooddesigners to really put their thinking hats on over this one. Huge money is involved and the past has beenbased on erroneous assumptions that now will be addressed.
Having a burger and fries? Skip the coffee
By QMI AGENCY
Last Updated: April 1, 2011 10:24am
Next time you're craving a Big Mac or Whopper, you should skip having acoffee along with it, new Canadian research shows.
Univeristy of Guelph
But the spike doubles after having both a fatty meal and caffeinatedcoffee - jumping to levels similar to those of people at risk for diabetes.
"The results tell us that saturated fat interferes with thebody's ability to clear sugars from the blood and, when combined withcaffeinated coffee, the impact can be even worse," Beaudoin said in arelease about the study. "Having sugar remain in our blood for longperiods is unhealthy because it can take a toll on our body's organs."
The study from the Ontario
It is the first study to examine the effects of saturated fat andcaffeinated coffee on blood sugar levels using a "fat cocktail" whichcontains only lipids. The specially designed beverage allowed researchers toaccurately mimic what happens to the body when people ingest fat.
For her researcher, Beaudoin had a group of healthy men drink one gramof the fat beverage for every kilogram of body weight for their first meal. Sixhours later, they were given a second meal consisting of a sugary drink.
Typically when people ingest sugar, the body produces insulin, whichtakes the sugar out of the blood and distributes it to our muscles, Beaudoinsaid.
But the researchers found the fatty meal affected the body's abilityto clear the sugar out of the blood. The participant's blood sugar levels were32% higher than they were when the men had not ingested the fat cocktail.
The researchers then tested the impact of caffeinated coffee combinedwith the fatty meal. For this test, the men received the equivalent of two cupsof caffeinated coffee five hours after ingesting the fat beverage. An hourlater, they were then given the sugar drink.
The results showed blood sugar levels increased by 65% compared to whatthey were when participants had not ingested the fat and caffeinated coffee.
"This shows that the effects of a high-fat meal can last forhours," Beaudoin said. "What you eat for lunch can impact how yourbody responds to food later in the day."
She said while the results are important for everyone, people withmetabolic diseases and Type 2 diabetes will benefit from the research.
She suggested drinking decaffeinated coffee is a good way to improve aperson's glucose tolerance.
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