# food: drinking a cup of coffee can stimulate 'brown fat'

<< drinking a cup of coffee can stimulate 'brown fat', the body's own fat-fighting defenses, which could be the key to tackling obesity and diabetes. The pioneering study, (..) is one of the first to be carried out in humans to find components which could have a direct effect on 'brown fat' functions, an important part of the human body which plays a key role in how quickly we can burn calories as energy. >>

Could coffee be the secret to fighting obesity? University of Nottingham.
Jun 24, 2019.

https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2019-06-coffee-secret-obesity.html

Ksenija Velickovic, Declan Wayne, et al.  Caffeine exposure induces browning features in adipose tissue in vitro and in vivo. Scientific Reports. volume 9, Article number: 9104 June 24, 2019

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-45540-1