A drink that is good for liver health has been named

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A cup of this drink contains “something more” than you can imagine, the author claims in the article The Mirror. During a ten-year study, scientists managed to find out that its consumption reduces the risk of chronic liver diseases. And all thanks to the special substances that this drink is rich in.

There is more hidden in your morning cup of coffee than you can imagine. It turns out that it protects your liver from disease.

But how important is it whether you drink coffee with or without caffeine? It turns out that it doesn't matter much. The habit of drinking coffee (with or without caffeine, ground or instant) reduces the risk of chronic liver disease and other diseases related to this organ.

Researchers from the Universities of Southampton and Edinburgh have found that drinking coffee, of any kind, reduces the risk of developing chronic liver disease and death from such diseases. The maximum effect is achieved by those who drink three to four cups a day (for me, that's too much). The authors of the study studied data on 495,585 coffee lovers, taken from the British Biobank, and followed them for ten years, trying to find out who would develop chronic liver disease and other diseases related to this organ.Four out of five participants drank ground or instant coffee with or without caffeine, and two out of ten did not drink coffee at all. Over the ten years, 3,600 cases of chronic liver disease were identified, including 301 deaths. In addition, 5,439 cases of fatty liver disease, or steatosis (fatty liver), and 184 cases of liver cancer were noted.

Coffee drinkers had a 21% lower risk of chronic liver disease, a 20% lower risk of steatosis, and a 40% lower risk of death from chronic liver disease compared to non-drinkers. The greatest effect was seen in those who drank ground coffee, which contains the highest amount of caveolae and cafestol. These substances protect animals from chronic liver disease. This is probably due to the fact that they protect the body from oxidative stress.

Instant coffee has a lower content of caveolae and cafestol, but it also reduces the risk of chronic liver disease. However, in this case, it decreases less than from drinking ground coffee.

The lead author of the study, Dr. Oliver Kennedy, said: “Based on the work we have done, we conclude that coffee has a preventive effect, protecting against chronic liver disease. This is of great value in low-income countries where people have less access to quality health care and where the burden of chronic liver disease is highest.”

The study authors believe that future research could test the relationship between coffee and liver disease by looking more closely at the amount of coffee consumed and its effects. They also suggest that their findings should be tested in more diverse groups of people.