Butter Coffee Has Health Benefits

This article explains what butter coffee is, what it’s used for, and whether drinking it can benefit your health.The low carb diet movement has created a demand for high fat, low carb food and beverage products, including butter coffee.
While butter coffee products are extremely popular among low carb and paleo diet enthusiasts, many wonder whether there’s any truth to their purported health benefits.

What Is Butter Coffee?

Butter coffee is just plain brewed coffee combined with butter.

Some people living in high altitude regions add butter to their coffee or tea for much-needed energy, as living and working in high altitude areas increases their calorie needs

Drinking Butter Coffee Provide Health Benefits?

The internet is rife with anecdotal evidence claiming that drinking butter coffee boosts energy, increases focus, and promotes weight loss.

Here are some science-backed health benefits related to the individual ingredients typically used to make butter coffee:

1. Coffee. Packed with health-promoting antioxidants like chlorogenic acid, coffee may increase energy, enhance concentration, promote fat burning, and even reduce the risk of certain diseasesTrusted Source
2. Grass-fed butter. Grass-fed butter contains higher amounts of powerful antioxidants, including beta carotene, as well as higher amounts of anti-inflammatory omega-3 fatty acids, than regular butterTrusted SourcTrusted Source
3. Coconut oil or MCT oil. Coconut oil is a healthy fat that may increase heart-protective HDL (good) cholesterol and reduce inflammation. MCT oil has been shown to promote weight loss and improve cholesterol in some studies

Bulletproof Coffee

Bulletproof coffee is a trademarked recipe created by Dave Asprey that consists of coffee, grass-fed butter, and MCT oil. It’s favored by low carb diet enthusiasts and purported to boost energy and reduce appetite, among other benefits.

May Benefit Those On Ketogenic Diets

Coconut oil and butter are also beneficial for those on ketogenic diets because consuming high fat foods is necessary to reach and maintain ketosis.

In fact, research shows that taking MCT oil may help induce nutritional ketosis and reduce symptoms related to transitioning to the ketogenic diet, also known as the “keto flu”

Combining these fats with coffee makes for a filling, energizing, keto-friendly drink that may help ketogenic dieters.

May Promote Feelings Of Fullness

Adding butter, MCT oil, or coconut oil to your coffee will make it more filling due to the extra calories and ability of fats to make you feel more full. However, some butter coffee beverages can contain over 450 calories per cup (240 ml)
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This is fine if your cup of butter coffee is replacing a meal like breakfast, but adding this high calorie brew to your normal breakfast meal can cause weight gain if the calories aren’t accounted for during the rest of the day.