Plasma Caffeine Causal Effect on Adiposity, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Disease
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Study examines the causal effect of plasma caffeine on adiposity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease using Mendelian randomization.
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nabla9
4 months ago
Approximately half of the effect of caffeine on type 2 diabetes was estimated to be mediated through body mass index reduction. No strong associations with any studied cardiovascular diseases.
gnabgibAuthor
4 months ago
(2023) but I can't fit it in the title (already edited down from): Appraisal of the causal effect of plasma caffeine on adiposity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease: two sample mendelian randomisation study
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