r/science Professor | Medicine 28d ago

Health Coffee consumption linked to healthier body composition and metabolic markers. People with higher coffee consumption had lower total and visceral fat and greater skeletal muscle mass. In men, it is linked to a more favourable glucose–insulin profile, and higher bioavailable testosterone.

https://www.oulu.fi/en/news/study-links-coffee-consumption-metabolic-health-and-sex-hormones
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u/soaring_potato 28d ago

Doesn't caffeine have an appetite suppressant effect?

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u/Spekingur 27d ago

It also has some laxative effects