More good news for people who imbibe too much and drink coffee all the next day.
Coffee may cut alcohol liver damage
After looking at the data of 125,590 people, researchers from Kaiser Permanente, report that drinking coffee cuts the risk of cirrhosis of the liver from alcohol by 22 per cent per cup each day.
"These data support the hypothesis that there is an ingredient in coffee that protects against cirrhosis, especially alcoholic cirrhosis," concluded the report published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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"Coffee is a complex substance with many potentially biologically active ingredients," the study said. "The fact that coffee is also frequently taken with added cream, milk, sugar or other substances adds more possibilities for health effects."
Posted by Jill Fallon at June 14, 2006 2:00 AM | Permalink