Brewing Health: Coffee Linked to Leaner Bodies and Hormone Shifts in Finland
TL;DR
A Finnish study of 2,264 adults found higher coffee intake linked to lower total and visceral fat, more skeletal muscle, and healthier metabolic markers, plus sex-hormone patterns (men show higher total testosterone and SHBG but lower free testosterone; women show increased SHBG and lower free androgens). Because the study is observational, it cannot prove causation; further research is needed to determine if coffee causes these changes and which compounds might be responsible.
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