Breaking news: drinking more coffee may help decrease the risk of liver damage caused by alcohol
- Mar 1, 2016
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A review of nine previously published studies, with a total of more than 430,000 participants, have found that drinking two additional cups of coffee a day was linked to a 44% lower risk of developing cirrhosis, a liver disease that is caused by hepatitis infections, excessive alcohol consumption, immune disorders and fatty liver disease (which is tied to obesity and diabetes).
However, researchers’ findings are still raising some unresolved questions. For example, one study showed that filtered coffee had a stronger link between coffee consumption and reduced cirrhosis risk than boiled coffee.
“Coffee is a complex mixture containing hundreds of chemical compounds, and it is unknown which of these is responsible for protecting the liver,” said lead study author Dr. Oliver Kennedy of Southampton University in the U.K.
Even though there’s evidence that coffee can be beneficial, “is not powerful enough to counteract lifestyle choices that can severely damage the liver”, denoted Samantha Heller, a senior clinical nutritionist at New York University Langone Medical Center in New York who wasn’t involved in the study.
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