India, July 2 -- A new study of more than 355,000 adults by researchers at Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University in Los Angeles suggests that drinking coffee may be linked to a lower risk of serious liver diseases, including liver cancer, cirrhosis and death from liver-related conditions.
"Our findings support moderate coffee consumption for people who already enjoy and tolerate it well," said Dr. Ju Dong Yang, medical director of the Liver Cancer Program at Cedars-Sinai.
The study found that the more coffee people drank, the lower their risk of liver disease appeared to be. Drinking one to two cups a day was linked to a 20% lower risk of cirrhosis, a 24% lower risk of liver cancer and a 31% lower risk of dying from liver disease. Peopl...