The levels of caffeine in your blood could affect the amount of body fat you carry, a factor that in turn could determine your risk of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
Those are the findings of a new study that used genetic markers to establish a more definitive link between caffeine levels, BMI, and type 2 diabetes risk.
"Genetically predicted higher plasma caffeine concentrations were associated with lower BMI and whole body fat mass,""Furthermore, genetically predicted higher plasma caffeine concentrations were associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes. Approximately half of the effect of caffeine on type 2 diabetes liability was estimated to be mediated through BMI reduction."
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