Re: Coffee reduces liver risk, study finds

Foxy at w**k wrote:
> Bigbazza wrote:
>> Hey....I like this great piece of news I read in our evening paper
>> !!...Now I won't need to be so 'worried' about my nightly bottle of
>> Champies ...I drink 'Lots' of coffee and tea each day...What about
>> you ?? .... Coffee reduces liver risk, study finds
>>
>> December 5, 2005 - 12:21PM
>>
>> Coffee and tea may reduce the risk of serious liver damage in people
>> who drink alcohol too much, are overweight, or have too much iron in
>> the blood, researchers reported on Sunday.
>>
>> The study of nearly 10,000 people showed that those who drank more
>> than two cups of coffee or tea a day developed chronic liver disease
>> at half the rate of those who drank less than one cup each day.
>>
>> The study, conducted by the National Institute of Diabetes and
>> Digestive and Kidney Diseases and Social and Scientific Systems,
>> Inc, found that coffee provided no protection to people at risk of
>> liver disease from other causes, such as viral infections.
>>
>> "While it is too soon to encourage patients to increase their coffee
>> and tea intake, the findings of our study potentially offer people
>> at high risk for developing chronic liver disease a practical way to
>> decrease that risk," said Constance Ruhl, who helped lead the study.
>>
>> "In addition, we hope the findings will offer guidance to
>> researchers who are studying liver disease progression."
>>
>> Writing in the American Gastroenterological Association journal
>> Gastroenterology, Dr Ruhl and colleagues said caffeine seemed to
>> hold the key.
>>
>> They analysed the records of 9849 participants in a government
>> survey whose coffee and tea intake was evaluated and who were
>> followed for about 19 years.
>>
>> Reuters
>
>
> Well I drink 1 coffee and 2 teas most days so that's good news
>
> Jen

I have 5 or 6 mugs of coffee each day, so does that mean I can go into
binge drinking with safety ensured? :)
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