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228 points curmudgeon22 | 1 comments | | HN request time: 0.2s | source
1. thesz ◴[] No.26616075[source]
[1] https://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/25/2/364

In [1], it is shown that caffeine decreases insulin sensitivity in cells. E.g., muscle cells use less insulin.

[2] https://academic.oup.com/endo/article/142/6/2702/2989741

In [2], it is shown that insulin inhibits mitochondrial oxidation of fatty acids.

These two findings support the finding in OP - if muscle cells use less insulin due to higher caffeine levels, they use more fatty acids oxidation.