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The traditional answer is to eat every 3 or 4 hours, or six times a day, since this will increase your metabolism. The problem is that people struggling to lose weight need to eat less and become less fixated on food. What happens to most people when they eat 6 times a day, is the calories and snacks get out of control and they gain weight. Is metabolism really increased by frequent meals? The answer is YES, but not very significantly. Any small benefit can be easily be cancelled out by the increase in food. The answer in the HCG diet is to have a high protein breakfast, lunch and dinner. Avoid the carbs. Have a high protein snack late in the afternoon and one in the evening if you chose. That’s 3 meals and 2 snacks a day—a perfect combination.

Caffeine and the HCG Diet

Caffeine is America’s Drug: Almost 90% of Americans Ingest Caffeine

Caffeine increases energy and mental alertness. Does it have long term negative consequences? Does drinking caffeine loaded beverages have heart or blood pressure problems? Does caffeine help or hinder weight loss? Does caffeine increase metabolism? Can you have caffeine on the HCG diet? More than half of all American adults consume more than 300 milligrams (mg) of caffeine every day. Caffeine is naturally found in chocolate, coffee and tea, and is added to most colas and “energy” drinks. It’s also found in diet pills and some over-the-counter pain relievers and medicines. Fifty six percent of Americans drink coffee everyday. The U.S. Food and drug Administration list caffeine as a "multiple purpose generally recognized as safe food substance." Adrenaline, the first hormone identified is produced in the adrenal gland. It acts as a chemical messenger between cells and is released by the ingestion of caffeine. It also is released by intense fear, anger or stress and provides us with energy, increases our blood flow, respiration and heart rate. Two cups of coffee contain 250 mg. of caffeine enough to triple adrenaline in the blood. Weight loss studies indicate that drinking coffee or tea with caffeine may slightly boost weight loss or No clear harm seems to occur with caffeine ingestion. On the HCG diet you are free to have as much caffeine as you want in the form of coffee, tea or unsweetened beverages as long as they are sugar and fat free.