Don’t Drink Coffee Unless You’ve Had Breakfast, Here's Why

If the very first thing you do as soon as you get up from bed in the morning is to get yourself a cup of coffee, you're not alone.

However, according to a new study from the University of Bath in the United Kingdom, drinking coffee first thing in the morning might be hindering your body from being able to control your blood sugar levels.

For this particular research, the authors looked at how poor sleep and coffee in the morning would affect various metabolic markers. The researchers gathered a small group involving 29 male participants for three trials.

On one night during the study, the participants slept as they usually would and consumed a sugary drink first thing in the morning. On another evening, their sleep was disrupted by researchers for five minutes every hour, and they, again, drank sugary beverages as they woke up.

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A new study out of the University of Bath in the United Kingdom found, drinking coffee first thing in the morning might, in fact, be causing disorder in the ability of your body to control your blood sugar levels.

On the last evening, the male respondents' sleep was once again disrupted, although this time, they were given strong, black coffee 30 minutes before the sugary drink.

Participants were given the drink which, "calorie-wise," was about how much an average breakfast they should have. In each of the trials, the researchers collected blood samples from the participants to monitor their metabolic markers.

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Based on the samples collected, the study suggested that drinking coffee first thing in the morning may adversely affect the control of blood sugar.

Fortunately, the same finding cannot be said for a single poor night of sleep and this, according to researchers, is better news.

In the first trial, a night of poor sleep was not enough to worsen the response to blood sugar upon consumption of the sugary beverage, although it was when coffee was drunk beforehand.

The previous study has specified that coffee can lead to insulin resistance, and thus, this new finding builds on that, proposing that it can be ideal for eating first before having your first sip of coffee.

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Should Coffee be Taken Out of Your Morning Routine?

We drink too much coffee, and with the increased need to control widespread chronic diseases like diabetes and heart ailment through blood sugar, such findings are substantial.

In a news release, professor James Betts noted, "We know that half of us will wake in the morning" and, before attending to the day's tasks and activities, we typically drink coffee.

Betts added that instinctively, the more a person feels tired, "The stronger the coffee is." However, this study shines light on how coffee affects one's metabolism and blood glucose control.

This does not, however, mean that we should already give up coffee for breakfast. The expert suggests that we hold off for a while longer in the morning.

Betts also said that we could improve the effects of drinking coffee by eating first, and then enjoying our cup of coffee later if we still feel the need to drink it.

This new finding may not appear good news to a lot of people who depend on coffee for that daily dose of energy. Fortunately, though, there are countless healthy breakfast foods available to get us going before we ever reach for our mug.

The good news is that we don't have to say goodbye to our favorite hot drink in the morning. Once we have eaten, we have all the freedom to pour that desired cup.

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