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By Wendy Bumgardner, About.com Guide to Walking since 1996

Caffeine + Walking = Fat Burning?

Tuesday August 5, 2003
Good news for us java lovers. The Australian Institute of Sport has produced a study that shows that a cup of coffee before exercise such as walking jolts the muscles to start using fat for fuel rather than carbohydrates. Bad news for couch potatoes - just drinking the coffee doesn't help you burn any fat, you need to exercise to get that effect. Story at BBC News
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January 7, 2009 at 11:46 pm
(1) taylor says:

actually, caffeine by itself will still raise your metabolism…so its possible to burn fat still. You would have to be eating spot on though.

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