How Does Coffee Affect Your Metabolism?

Coffee contains many bioactive compounds that influence metabolism directly, causing your colon to contract and promoting bowel movements, as well as indirectly, via neurohumoral responses.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• There’s an, often unspoken, effect of coffee drinking that many would consider a benefit — it makes you poop

• Colon activity increases quickly after a cup of coffee — within four minutes — and the effect persists for at least 30 minutes

• In terms of acting as a colonic stimulant, drinking caffeinated coffee has effects similar to that of ea…