Does coffee make nicotine better at making you feel full?
The appetite‐suppressant effect of nicotine is enhanced by caffeine *
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Surprising Findings
Caffeine alone didn’t suppress appetite—but it dramatically boosted nicotine’s effect through a three-way interaction with time.
Most assume caffeine suppresses appetite on its own (like in diet pills), but here it only worked as a booster—making nicotine’s effect stronger over time.
Practical Takeaways
Try 1 mg nicotine gum with a cup of coffee if you're trying to reduce midday snacking.
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Surprising Findings
Caffeine alone didn’t suppress appetite—but it dramatically boosted nicotine’s effect through a three-way interaction with time.
Most assume caffeine suppresses appetite on its own (like in diet pills), but here it only worked as a booster—making nicotine’s effect stronger over time.
Practical Takeaways
Try 1 mg nicotine gum with a cup of coffee if you're trying to reduce midday snacking.
Publication
Journal
Diabetes
Year
2005
Authors
A. Jessen, B. Buemann, S. Toubro, I. Skovgaard, Arne Astrup
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Claims (6)
Nicotine acts as an appetite suppressant via central nervous system activation of hypothalamic satiety pathways independent of tobacco-derived toxins.
Researchers asked people how hungry or full they felt using a simple line scale after giving them gum with nicotine and/or caffeine.
Chewing gum with nicotine makes you feel less hungry and more full, so you might not want to eat as much.
When caffeine is added to nicotine gum, it makes the nicotine work even better at making you feel less hungry and more full.
A strong combo of nicotine and caffeine made some people feel sick, but even when those people were removed from the data, the appetite-suppressing effect still held up.