Association between habitual coffee consumption and skeletal muscle mass in middle‐aged and older Japanese people

Coffee consumption has been suggested, in animal studies, to inhibit the progression of sarcopenia, possibly through its anti-inflammatory effects; however, few studies have been carried out in humans. We aimed to examine whether coffee consumption was related to indicators of sarcopenia in a Japanese population, and whether the association was mediated by reduced inflammation.This study was a cross-sectional design. Participants were community...