Saturday, March 5, 2016

Coffee News! Drinking more coffee may undo liver damage from booze

Since I'm an avid coffee drinker and love scientific studies, the latest one has some good news for people who drink alcohol:  Drinking more coffee may undo liver damage from booze. 
  Our friend Jacquie, also a coffee lover found this research- thanks, Jacquie!


Ruthie, Jacquie and Rob
THE RESEARCH:  Drinking coffee can reduce liver damage that's associated with overindulging in food and alcohol.  A new study out of the United Kingdom finds that two additional cups of coffee was linked to a 44 percent lower risk of liver cirrhosis.  Liver cirrhosis is potentially fatal and there's no cure.  Just one cup of coffee each day is linked to a 22 percent lower risk of cirrhosis
  
More information: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coffee-liver-cirrhosis-idUSKCN0VR2JN