Experts are recommending that people line their stomach with food before consuming coffee on a morning to avoid health complications such as diabetes and heart disease.
While the energising breakfast staple is packed with antioxidants, it can also be detrimental to one's health when drank upon waking when not accompanied with a snack or meal.
According to findings published in the British Journal of Nutrition in 2020, skipping a bowl of cereal, two slices of toast or other early morning meals and opting for the caffeine-filled drink instead can heavily impact glucose control.