Drinking "Coffee" helps to prevent liver Cirrhosis caused by drinking

Us researchers have found that drinking coffee can help prevent alcohol-induced cirrhosis, and drinking one cup of coffee a day can reduce the risk by 20%.

When implementing a health care plan in Oakland, California, researchers analyzed the results of a survey of 126000 people and reached the above conclusions, which were published in the 12th issue of the American journal Archives of Internal Medicine.

The respondents included strict abstainers and heavy drinkers, as well as people of different genders and races. Blood tests showed that coffee drinkers had better liver function regardless of whether they drank alcohol or not; drinking one cup of coffee a day reduced the risk of alcoholic cirrhosis by 20 percent, and drinking four cups of coffee a day reduced the risk by 80 percent.

Coffee is a complex substance that contains many biologically active ingredients, the report said. Studies have shown that certain ingredients in coffee can prevent alcohol-induced cirrhosis, but it is not clear which ingredient. In addition, Americans often drink coffee with cream, milk, sugar or other substances, which provides more possibilities for maintaining good health.

Other similar studies have reportedly speculated that the hepatoprotective ingredient may be caffeine. The above study did not find that drinking tea has the same effect, and tea contains less caffeine than coffee.

The researchers also point out that not all alcoholics get liver cirrhosis. In addition, although coffee has a protective effect on the liver, the best way to prevent alcoholic cirrhosis is to drink less or not to drink more coffee.