Protective effects of caffeine on liver

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Interesting study to share on caffeine from the Compuserve newsdesk.

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Coffee Protects You From THIS Disease If you are at risk for liver disease,

then drinking caffeinated coffee, tea, and soda may help protect you from

getting it, HealthDayNews reports of a new study from the National Institute of

Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Previous research has reached a

similar conclusion, although scientists are still baffled as to why caffeine

protects against liver disease. " Caffeine blocks one receptor found in the brain

and

liver. This may have immunological effects, but this is really speculative, "

lead researcher Dr. E. Everhart told HealthDayNews.

The study: Along with Dr. Constance E. Ruhl from Social and Scientific

Systems in Silver Spring, land, Everhart collected data on 5,944 men and

women

who were at high risk for liver injury either from excessive drinking,

hepatitis B or C, iron overload, obesity, or impaired sugar metabolism. The

participants were asked, among many other questions, how much coffee, tea, and

soft

drinks they consumed.

The results: The more caffeinated beverages these people drank, the less

likely they were to develop liver injury, no matter their age, gender, or ethnic

group. The study findings were presented to a Digestive Disease Week meeting in

New Orleans.