Drinking 3-4 Cups Of Coffee Daily May Cut Liver Disease Risk By 20 Percent

Coffee drinkers who consume three to four cups of the caffeinated or decaffeinated beverage remain safe from a life-threatening liver disease, finds a new study conducted in the UK.

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This is based on a study that looked at data from 494, 585 individuals from the UK Biobank, which revealed that 78 percent of these drank coffee, whereas 22 percent didn¡¯t. They tracked chronic liver disease rates within this subset and looked at the data for a decade.

Researchers found that coffee drinkers were 21 percent less likely to develop chronic liver disease, and 20 percent less likely to develop chronic or fatty liver disease, and around 49 percent less likely to die from the aforementioned liver disease, compared to non-coffee drinkers.

The study also showed that the maximum benefit was seen from consumers of ground, caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee. This is because ground coffee has higher levels of kahweol and cafestol -- antioxidants found in coffee beans that are known to have anti-inflammatory properties. However, cafestol is also responsible to spike bad cholesterol or low density lipoproteins. Instant coffee drinkers also experienced some benefits.

It is important to note that the study was observational -- researchers didn¡¯t control all the health factors, nor could they specifically determine the cause and effect.

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Study author Oliver Kennedy, a visiting research fellow at the University of Southampton, said in a statement to CNN, "Coffee is widely accessible, and the benefits we see from our study may mean it could offer a potential preventative treatment for chronic liver disease. This would be especially valuable in countries with lower income and worse access to healthcare and where the burden of chronic liver disease is highest."

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Studies in the past have shown other facets of coffee and how they can be helpful for a healthier life. A 2014 study revealed that coffee could result in slashing the risk of diabetes.