Another exciting insight: Medical effects of drinking coffee

Yet another new insight about the physiological effects of drinking coffee:

“Coffee for morning hunger pangs: an examination of coffee and caffeine on appetite, gastric emptying, and energy intake,” Matthew M. Schubert, Gary Grant, Katy Horner, Neil King, Michael Leveritt, Surendran Sabapathy, Ben Desbrow, Appetite, epub September 16, 2014. The authors, at various institutions in Australia and the US, report:

“The objective of this study was to examine the impact of coffee consumption (with and without caffeine) on appetite sensations, energy intake, gastric emptying, and plasma glucose between breakfast and lunch meals…. Utilising an ecologically valid design, no significant effects of decaffeinated coffee, caffeine or their combination were detected on gastric emptying, appetite sensations, glucose, and energy intake.”

BONUS: An interview with two of the authors, done a year ago: “How is your research going and what have been your findings so far?”