New study says drinking coffee can help protect the liver
According to a recent report by the British "New Scientist" website, a recent study by British scientists showed that people who drink coffee regularly have a lower risk of chronic liver disease. Moreover, the type of coffee does not matter, because caffeinated coffee and decaffeinated Coffee has the same benefits.
In this study, Oliver Kennedy of the University of Southampton and his colleagues analyzed data from 384,818 coffee drinkers and 109,767 non-coffee drinkers. During the 10.7-year median cycle, the researchers monitored the liver conditions of these people, including chronic liver disease, fatty liver, and deaths caused by chronic liver disease. The results showed that there were 3,600 patients with chronic liver disease, 5,439 patients with fatty liver, and 301 deaths caused by chronic liver disease.
Research results show that coffee drinkers consume an average of two cups of coffee a day, including decaffeinated coffee or instant coffee or ground coffee. They have a 21% lower risk of chronic liver disease than those who do not drink coffee, and a 20% lower risk of chronic liver disease or fatty liver. Their probability of dying from chronic liver disease is also reduced by 49%.
Kennedy said: "In short, coffee seems to contribute to most human health outcomes. This not only includes chronic liver disease, but also applies to other diseases, such as chronic kidney disease and some cancers."
He further pointed out that no one knows exactly which compounds have a potential protective effect on chronic liver disease. However, research results show that all types of coffee have a protective effect on the human liver, which means that multiple compounds may work together.
Ludovico Abenavoli of the University of Catanzaro in Italy said: "I think it is necessary to determine how many cups of coffee you need to drink per day to achieve this effect, and clinical trials may provide the answer."