Drinking coffee could help stay slim and ward off type 2 diabetes, study suggests

According to a study, drinking coffee regularly can reduce body fat and lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

The researchers used genes that determine how quickly people process caffeine to estimate the likely caffeine levels of nearly 800,000 people over a lifetime, and then looked at their weight.

People with the highest estimated caffeine levels had significantly lower body mass index (BMI).

On average, they had a lower body fat percentage and were also less likely to develop type 2 diabetes.

Coffee has long been suggested to help burn fat and keep people leaner, while previous studies have suggested that people who drink three to five cups of coffee a day are less likely to develop type 2 diabetes.

One study found that the highest estimated caffeine levels were also less likely to develop type 2 diabetes

But the new study was necessary because it was unclear whether coffee drinkers benefit from caffeine or avoid type 2 diabetes for other reasons — for example, because they’re more middle-class and therefore can afford a healthier lifestyle.

Recent research has avoided this problem by looking specifically at people with genetic quirks that affect how the body processes caffeine.

Those people who process caffeine more slowly, like regular coffee drinkers, typically have high levels of caffeine in their blood.

So when these people were found to have lower BMI, lower body fat mass, and lower risk of type 2 diabetes, it provided further evidence that caffeine was to blame.

dr Dipender Gill, senior author of the study from Imperial College London, said: “These results suggest that caffeine has been associated with lower body mass index, less body fat and a reduced likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes could become.

“It may improve people’s metabolism, although that doesn’t mean people should go out and drink lots of high-calorie caffeinated drinks like chai lattes.”

“If there is more evidence from larger studies in the future, it could indicate that people should consider drinking espresso or black coffee to reduce their risk of type 2 diabetes.”

The study, published in the journal BMJ Medicine, looked at people with variations in the CYP1A2 and AHR genes, which meant they cleared caffeine at different rates.

People who break down caffeine more slowly, meaning they are likely to have more of it in their blood, had a lower risk of type 2 diabetes.

The analysis found that about half of these people’s reduced risk of type 2 diabetes was explained by a lower body mass index.

Being thinner reduces your risk of getting the disease, which affects one in 10 people over the age of 40.

There is evidence that caffeine causes the body to burn more of its fat stores, or it just makes people feel full so they eat less.

An average cup of coffee contains around 70 to 150mg of caffeine, with evidence suggesting that a daily intake of 100mg can increase energy expenditure by around 100 calories per day.

However, coffee also contains other compounds, such as diterpenes, that may not be as good for metabolism.

The study found that people with higher estimated caffeine levels, based on their genes, were no less likely to develop serious cardiovascular diseases, such as stroke and heart failure.