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Coffee & the Microbiome
Nature Microbiology recently published the results of a multi-cohort multi-omic analysis that examined the link between coffee consumption and the gut microbiome. This study builds on work originally published in Nature Medicine several years ago by the same group, which reported that of all the foods examined in a cohort of over 1,000 “deeply phenotyped”…
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Coffee & The Microbiome
Compelling evidence has been uncovered outlining the relationship between coffee consumption and the composition of the gut microbiome. Multi-omic analysis of comprehensive dietary data and metagenomic sequencing of stool samples from 22,867 participants across the US and UK revealed 115 distinct microbial strains associated with long-term coffee intake. These findings were then integrated with public…
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Coffee & Tea Linked to Lower Stroke/Dementia Risk
In recently published data from the ongoing UK Biobank study, a population based cohort, greater consumption of coffee and tea were both linked to a lower risk for stroke, dementia, and post-stroke dementia. Over 365,000 participants aged 50-74 had data available regarding their beverage consumption, and over a median follow-up of 11.35 years, 2.8% had…
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Study Shows Drinking Coffee Before Breakfast Raises Blood Sugar
A recent paper published in the British Journal of Nutrition has revealed some interesting information regarding the effects of disrupted sleep and morning coffee. By looking at a wide range of metabolic markers, researchers found that your early morning coffee could have a negative effect on blood sugar control, especially when consumed before breakfast. Physiologists…
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Another Vote for Coffee
The debate over whether or not we should be drinking coffee brews on. In a previous blog post, we weigh some pros and cons to drinking this delicious dark brown elixir (author is an admitted coffee junkie). Now we can add to the discourse results from a new study in the Journal of Internal Medicine…