Health
For many people, the morning starts with coffee. This is especially true if you haven't had a good night's sleep and want to cheer up.
Although a small dose of caffeine in the morning can help you start the day in the right mood, drinking coffee before breakfast may not have the most pleasant effects.
Drinking coffee right after waking up can lower blood sugar levels, according to a new study.
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Coffee before breakfast
Scientists from the Centre for Nutrition, Exercise, and Metabolism at the University of Bath in the UK conducted a study to find out how bad it is Sleep and coffee in the morning affect various aspects of our metabolism.
For the study, the researchers conducted three experiments with different participants in random order.
In the first experiment, participants were asked to drink a sweet drink in the morning as soon as they woke up.
In the second experiment, participants had trouble sleeping at night (scientists woke them up for 5 minutes every hour). After the last morning waking up, participants were given the same sweet drink.
In the third experiment, participants also had trouble sleeping, but this time they had to drink a cup of black strong coffee 30 minutes before drinking a sugary drink.
The sweet drink contained about the same amount of calories as a regular breakfast.
After the experiment, the researchers took blood samples from the participants. The results were as follows:
One night of disturbed sleep did not affect participants' blood glucose/insulin levels.
When participants drank strong black coffee before breakfast, their blood glucose levels rose by 50%.
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What does this mean?
Although coffee gives you a boost in the morning after a bad night's sleep, it can affect your breakfast sugar levels.
Professor James Betts, from the University of Bath's Center for Nutrition, Exercise and Metabolism, noted that almost half of adults drink coffee before breakfast, and the more tired a person feels, the stronger the coffee he brews or consumes more cups of coffee.
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Give up your morning coffee?
You don't have to do this, just rethink the time when you drink it.
Experts advise you to eat first and then drink coffee if you still feel that you need it.
People should try to balance the stimulating effect of caffeine in the morning with the possibility of increasing blood glucose levels.
The researchers noted that further research is needed to study how sleep affects our metabolism.
For example, how much does a sleep disorder have to be in order for it to affect metabolism? What are the long-term complications? How do other factors, such as exercise, influence these results?