Drinking more coffee might help reduce the kind of liver damage that’s associated with overindulging in food and alcohol, a review of existing studies suggests.
Researchers analyzed data from nine previously published studies with a
total of more than 430,000 participants and found that drinking two
additional cups of coffee a day was linked to a 44% lower risk of
developing liver cirrhosis.
“Cirrhosis is potentially fatal and there is no cure as such,” said
lead study author Dr. Oliver Kennedy of Southampton University in the
U.K.
“Therefore, it is significant that the risk of developing cirrhosis may
be reduced by consumption of coffee, a cheap, ubiquitous and
well-tolerated beverage,” Kennedy added by email.
