2023 Author: Gabrielle Mercer | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-05-21 12:25
A piece of butter in your coffee early in the morning is the new diet trick from Hollywood. But what is the #BulletproofCoffee really good for? A dietician explains.
The name is a little confusing: #BulletproofCoffee, that actually means bulletproof or bulletproof coffee. Can you imagine something like this? But that's just the name under which the drink in social networks is stylized as a food hype.
The miracle coffee, in which a teaspoon of butter and coconut oil is added to a normal cup of coffee, is said to help you lose weight, keep you full forever and of course be healthy. All over the world, people are currently posting photos or videos of their coffee experiment and exchanging ideas about preparation, taste and effects:
☕️ ?? #kuloodporna #kawa #coffee #bulletproofcoffee #coconutmilk #energy #power #gym #workout #Healthskie
With butter in the coffee, so the message, everything is just fine. The recipe originally comes from Tibet, where rancid yak butter is added to the tea and is supposed to keep the Sherpas satisfied for longer on their strenuous Himalayan climbs, strengthen their concentration and provide them with sufficient energy.
What is the Bulletproof Diet good for?
So it sounds pretty reasonable. The American Dave Asprey imported the idea, swapped the black tea for coffee, added a teaspoon of coconut oil and also developed a suitable diet idea. This is essentially based on the Paleo or Stone Age diet. The basic principle is: protein instead of carbohydrates. Nuts, seeds, herbs, unrefined vegetable oils like coconut and olive oil, fresh organic vegetables and meat are on the list of desirable foods. Sugar, grain and dairy products are taboo.
But: What is it really about the diet effect of #BulletproofCoffee?
Not an incredible amount, as the Austrian dietician and nutritionist Melanie Löffler explains: "The main component of butter is fat, which provides more than twice as much energy per gram and therefore kilocalories compared to protein or carbohydrates." 80 grams of butter already contain this contain around 600 kilocalories without even having eaten a bite.
However, weight reduction can only be achieved through an energy deficit. Butter also contains many unfavorable fatty acids and is particularly rich in cholesterol, which can have a negative impact on cardiovascular diseases. "From a dietological point of view, butter in coffee is no substitute for a balanced meal. The energy supply of the human brain is heavily dependent on the simple sugar glucose, that is, on carbohydrates, which is why there is no justification for a surge in concentration from butter," says the dietologist.