Alexander Hodge of Monash Medical Centre in Melbourne, Australia, and colleagues conducted a retrospective, cross-sectional
study to see whether
coffee consumption leads to improvements in non-invasive markers of liver fibrosis and steatosis (fat accumulation).
In prior studies, coffee consumption has been linked to a wide range of health benefits including reduced risk of type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome and several types of cancer, the researchers noted as background.