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Is Bulletproof coffee – coffee with butter and MCT oil – the key to weight loss? Hardly:
‘Based on scientific evidence, butter is not dangerous, but neither is it particularly nutritious,’ says Dr Harcombe, who is an expert in public health dietary guidelines. ‘So Bulletproof coffee isn’t unsafe, but I’d still urge caution.
‘What people need to realise is that if you start adding extra fat to your diet, you had better make sure that everything else you consume is very, very low in carbohydrates.
‘If you think you can have a Bulletproof coffee and then devour a muffin without any consequences, forget it, you will start to gain weight.
A high-fat coffee instead of breakfast may be fast and delicious and full of energy. But it’s not the best way to lose weight.
Let’s say you just have a cup of black coffee for breakfast (intermittent fasting) or a small amount of milk in it. You may still end up feeling great (many people, including me, do) and you could still end up in ketosis (if you’re on a low-carb or keto diet) and you’ll certainly lose more weight. Plus, you don’t have to buy any expensive branded coffee or MCT oil products.
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64 comments
I find it disheartening that a website that promotes a low carb diet would publish such a one sided article. The whole point of the keto diet is to consume sufficent amounts of healthy fats so you feel satisfied and alert! I'm not sure what to think of this Diet Dr now.
I think that Zoe Harcombe is refering to the trend to drink bullet proof coffee regardless of the diet.
There is nothing wrong with bpc as long as weight loss is going on or if people are slim in the first place.
For others, it may be worth trying to skip the morning cup of bpc to allow the body to continue burning its own fat, without disturbing the overnight fasting state.
This is just my personal interpretation.
maintaining 70pc in relation to carbs is no problem - because i have virtually zero carbs, but often have too much protein
Well said. I feel the article looks either cropped or cherry picked.
The rest of the benefits are not likely from the butter - the coffee gives energy and the Keto diet /MCT oil
for the brain fog lifting.