Coffee effects on liver
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I'm not sure about coffee on treatment, but coffee has definetely been proven in clinical tests to help prevent Cirrhosis of the liver in alcoholics. Ask your doctor...
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Liver function
Overview
Two meta-analyses conclude that the available prospective cohort and case-control studies all show an inverse association between moderate coffee consumption and liver cancer, suggesting that an increased consumption of coffee may reduce the risk of liver cancer.
The results of the prospective cohort studies, in particular, are indicative of a dose-response relationship.
one or more of which is responsible for the benefit that has been linked to coffee intake on liver disease in patients with alcoholic and viral hepatitis. Benefits include decreases in markers of liver disease progression and reductions in the risk for fibrosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.
Epidemiologic studies have suggested that there is a cause and effect associated with coffee intake and its benefits on the liver.
We examined the effects of a coffee preparation on liver fibrosis induced by carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4)) and explored the possible mechanisms. METHODS: Rats were divided randomly into four groups: control, CCl(4), and two coffee preparation groups. Except for the control group, liver fibrosis was induced in male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats by subcutaneous injection with 40% CCl(4) twice a week for 8 weeks.
And to think..... you thought that coffee was ONLY associated with lower liver damage? Check this one out;
I'm still pinching myself.
Willy
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http://www.natap.org/2010/AASLD/AASLD_26.htm
Coffee is associated with virologic response in chronic Hepatitis C: Findings from the Hepatitis C Long - Term Treatment against Cirrhosis Trial (HALT - C) .
Reported by Jules Levin
AASLD Nov 2 2010 Boston
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are these numbers normal for someone whom has Hepatitis C? Is coffee bad for the liver? I read that methadone is safe for the liver UNLESS there is already an ongoing liver problem. Could this be why my numbers are so high? Ive been on it for 10 months and told them ahead of time that info have Hep C, but then SRL over half of the clinic has been diagnosed with it.
Can anyone give me some input?
Other components, including caffeine, have been shown to have favorable effects on liver enzymes. Coffee has also been related to a reduced risk of liver diseases and cirrhosis, which can lead to liver cancer.
"Despite the consistency of these results, it is difficult to derive a causal inference on the basis of the observational studies alone," the authors note.
Several data on a potentially favourable effect of coffee on liver function and liver diseases have accumulated over the last two decades. These span from liver enzymes, to cirrhosis and to hepatocellular carcinoma, and therefore constitute a continuation not only of epidemiological data, but also of biological and clinical evidences.
A study has shown drinking 3 cups of coffee a day can protect the liver from damage. In this studyof hepatitis c subjects, people drank 1 2 or 3 or more cups of coffee a day. Those who drank 3 or more cups also drank more alcohol and smoked more cigarettes than the other groups. The results were the group drinkig the most coffee had the least liver damage despite smoking and drinking the most. It's very promising.
www.hepatitis-central.com/my/archives/2008/11/coffee_drinkers.
I still drink coffee every day but i dont overdo it.. just one coffee a day and it will be fine..
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