Caffeine may reduce body fat and risk of type 2 diabetes, study suggests

The researchers emphasised that while caffeine increased fat burning, it was not a treatment for obesity. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

Having high levels of caffeine in your blood may lower the amount of body fat you carry and reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, research suggests.

The findings could lead to calorie-free caffeinated drinks being used to reduce obesity and type 2 diabetes, though further research is required, the researchers wrote in the BMJ Medicine journal.