I actually have been reading research articles on this very subject over the last few weeks. I have since significantly increased my daily coffee consumption and my hands are shaking as I type this.

All kidding aside, some of the research articles I have so far read date back to 1998 where it was shown that Japanese men who heavily consumed alcohol but also drank coffee had lower ALT enzyme levels. And the more coffee they drank, the better their ALT enzyme levels were.

Then another recent study here in the U.S. showed that the more coffee chronic alcohol drinkers consumed the risk of developing cirrhosis decreased considerably-once again, the more coffee consumed the more the risk decreased.

And finally there is this recent study in Finland where they found a direct link to coffee consumption and a decreased risk of developing liver cancer! One more time- the more coffee consumed, the lower the risk.

http://esciencenews.com/articles/2008/06/26/higher.coffee.consumption.associated.with.lower.liver.cancer.risk

These are not the only studies on this particular subject. There are a few others as well. So it looks very convincing that this is not just some sort of fluke, and there are very real benefits from drinking coffee for anyone whom is at risk of developing liver cancer.

http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Cirrhosis/forum/8254583-drinking-more-coffee/lastpage

http://esciencenews.com/articles/2008/06/26/higher.coffee.consumption.associated.with.lower.liver.cancer.risk

P.S. unSorry about the two additonal
unnecessary posts. Doesy anyone know how to edit or delete you won posts?

Check out:

http://livingwithliverdisease.ning.com/forum/topics/coffee-beneficial-to-liver?page=1&commentId=3379697%3AComment%3A1463&x=1#3379697Comment1463

Craig

I am drowning on coffee nowadays, and not that watered down thing that passes for coffee in the States.

Ja!! None ov zat girly-man kaffee!

If only I could drink it! I'd be in bed 24/7 if I did. Except
for the running to the bathroom every 3 hours to
eliminate it. Coffee puts me to sleep. The opposite
of most people. I'm cursed! :)

Josi

Hmmm...wonder if it applies to decaf as well :) I can't get enough of that stuff!

This is funny, i was just reading a study last night that said showed men who drank 4 cups of coffee had a 60-80% greater chance of not developing cirrohsis. I wonder if this is as accurate as so much of the other crap I read and how that would truly be determinded -- but if you can drink it's worth a shot i guess. It showed no reflection to what good it would be for someone who already has liver diesease. I know for me the sicker I got with my liver disease the less caffinne I can tolerate. It makes me nervous and sick at my stomach.

http://topnews.net.nz/content/2697-coffee-consumption-helps-halting-progression-liver-diseases-us-researchers
Just found another interesting news article on how coffee consumption halts the progression of liver disease. The article states that, A recent research carried out in the US has reported that consumption of several cups of coffee in a day can help in halting progression of liver diseases. The study reported that patients suffering from chronic Hepatitis C and other similar advanced liver diseases and drank 3 or more cups of coffee a day brought down the chances of their disease progressing by 53%.
About a week or two after I quit drinking, I had also quit drinking coffee. I am now back to drinking at least one cup of joe in the morning, but this morning I had two. I used to drink 2 to 3 cups of coffee easily.
I have since been trying to keep my blood pressure under control, and thought it would be good to stop drinking coffee. However, since being a little bit successful in lowing my blood pressure, I am now experimenting with reintroducing regular coffee consumption into my diet because the apparent benefits seem to presently outweigh the negatives.

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 its 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.

Had to cut back on my coffee consumption because it appears to increase my blood pressure. I now have one regular cup in the morning, and then I switched to Decaf for the rest of the day. Dunkin Donuts Coffee is the only way to go.

Anyway, hoping that the scientists who beleive that its the antioxiadant properties in the coffee and not the caffeine are the ones that are right. As I mentioned on another thread, there are more than 1,000 compounds in coffee for which caffeine comprises only 2 percent. So it is very plausible that there could be something else in coffee other than caffeine that provides the proven health benefits to the liver.

Wow, that is so interesting!
I used to be a coffee fiend, drinking coffee very morning but 2-3 years ago, for some reason I stopped. I started drinking water in the morning thinking it was better for me.

A year ago, I end up with ESLD. Coincidence?????

Craig

No such thing as coincidences.. this vicious unwholesome water addiction must be banned from earth!!

Only a Lawyer could come up with that conclusion! :-)