"Caffeine may help reduce hepatic fibrosis in patients with chronic liver disease, a cross-sectional study showed.Still think they have any idea what is going on?
Those who consumed more than 308 mg of caffeine a day -- equal to about 2.25 cups of coffee -- were 75% less likely to have advanced fibrosis than those who consumed less (P=0.006), according to Jay Hoofnagle, MD, of the National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases in Bethesda, Md., and colleagues.
The two-cups-plus appeared to be a threshold, the researchers reported in the January issue of Hepatology."
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Caffeine Linked to Reduced Liver Fibrosis
Caffeine is good, again.
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