Although there are many health related drawbacks associated with drinking too much coffee, scientists have discovered that daily cups of coffee are linked with a reduced risk of cirrhosis liver disease.
According to a new study published last month in Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, “increasing coffee consumption by two cups per day was associated with a statistically significant reduction in the risk of cirrhosis.”
They found that the risk of cirrhosis was 22% lower after one cup of coffee per day, 43% lower after two cups, 57% lower after three cups and 67% lower after four cups.
The authors wrote “An increase in daily coffee consumption of two cups is associated with a near halving of the risk of cirrhosis.”
The authors did not establish exactly how coffee might provide such protection, though they added that “It is biologically plausible that coffee protects the liver against the inflammatory and fibrotic process leading to cirrhosis.”