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Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/2-t7Mb_teLA Drinking coffee will help you lose weight.   A new British study just published in Scientific Reports shows for the first time that the caffeine in coffee triggers a mitochondrial uncoupling protein which in turn increases calorie-burning brown fat cell activity in both cultured cells and in human volunteers.  More brown fat cell tissue versus white fat cells is beneficial since it optimizes both lipid and carbohydrate biochemistry thereby revving up your body’s overall metabolic activity.  And even better news:  the caffeine in chocolate, cocoa, and other caffeinated beverages including tea will also have beneficial effects. So... drink up and slim down! Ksenija Velickovic, Declan Wayne, Hilda Anaid Lugo Leija, etal.  Caffeine exposure induces browning features in adipose tissue in vitro and in vivo.  Scientific Reports volume 9, Article number: 9104 (2019) #Coffee #caffeine #Dieting #brownfat #obesity