Your morning cup of coffee may be doing more than boosting your energy. New research suggests it might also help lower your risk of liver disease and liver cancer.
The study, published July 1 in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, found that those protective effects increase with greater coffee consumption.
Participants who drank five or more cups of coffee a day generally saw the greatest liver health benefits, including the largest reduction in liver cancer risk, though adding sugar or other sweeteners may slightly reduce those benefits.
“The results from this study are not surprising since we have prior research suggesting coffee’s positive role in liver and cardiometabolic health,” said Michelle Routhenstein, preventive cardiology dietitian at Entirely Nourished. Routhenstein wasn’t involved in the study.
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