Cirrhosis Support Group

I am now up to drinking 2 to 3 cups of coffee a day again. These are the benefits of coffee consumption for the liver I have so far read about.

1) Improved liver functions evidence by lower ALT levels among heavy alcohol drinkers

2) Significantly decreased lower rates of the development of cirrhosis for heavy drinkers who drink 2 to 3 cups of coffee a day – heavy drinkers who drank 5 cups a day or more had an 80 percent decreased risk of developing cirrhosis.

3) Significantly decreased rates of people developing liver cancer in proportion to the amount of coffee regularly consumed.

4) And the most recent study which I posted on this thread regarding those with Advanced Liver Disease who drank 3 cups of coffee a day cut the chances of their disease progressing by more than half!

The evidence how coffee consumption is beneficial to the liver is quite overwhelming. What adds to the credibility and promise of these studies is that there have been multiple studies conducted on human beings over the past ten years that continue to find the same thing!

This can be no fluke. Why doctors and the medical establishment are not promoting coffee consumption as a treatment to improve liver function, prevent liver cancer, and prevent further progression of Advanced Liver Disease is intriguing to say the least.

Over the next few weeks I will compile a list of all of the links to both news articles as well as some of the research studies themselves for all of the members here to read for themselves.

So far, it appears that many of the researchers seem to believe that it’s the caffeine that is somehow producing these benefits. So if you are not a coffee drinker, perhaps you could increase your caffeine intake through other beverages. However, some believe that there may be some antioxidant properties in the coffee itself that may be producing these benefits.