Good news, drinking coffee can prevent serious liver disease

June 12, 2018 / BIOON / - for coffee lovers, there's another good news: a new study shows that drinking three or more cups of coffee a day can help prevent serious liver disease Although the 26 year study of 14000 Americans failed to prove the cause and effect, it found that people who drank three or more cups of coffee a day were 21 percent less likely to be hospitalized for liver disease "Coffee lovers may have a lower risk of liver disease." Dr Mariana Lazo, research leader at the Bloomberg School of public health at Johns Hopkins University, said The study also found that low or moderate levels of coffee had no damage to the liver The study used data from a major national heart disease study Participants filled out a questionnaire containing a question about coffee intake, and their medical records were tracked for 26 years Lazo's team found that on average, people drink less than two 8 ounce cups of coffee a day After adjusting for other factors, the researchers found that coffee was still associated with a healthier liver, including race, income and other health problems and personal diet A liver expert said he was not surprised by the results "This is not the first time coffee has been found to be good for the liver." Dr David Bernstein said "Several studies involving a total of 430000 participants have found that coffee consumption is associated with a marked reduction in liver cirrhosis incidence rate," especially those who eat too much or drink alcohol "These findings in this study further provide evidence that coffee intake is associated with a lower incidence rate of malignant liver diseases." Bernstein said he led the Sandra atlas Center for liver disease research in northwell health These findings were presented recently at the annual meeting of the American Society for nutrition, but they are only preliminary results More data need to be published in peer-reviewed journals Reference: coffee may do your life good