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Taking coffee – ground or instant, caffeinated or decaffeinated – can be good for your liver, reducing your risk of chronic liver disease by 21%, compared to those who don’t drink coffee. In addition, those who drink three to four cups of coffee a day are about half the risk of dying from chronic liver disease and 20% less risk of developing fatty liver disease (steatosis) or liver cancer ( hepatocellular carcinoma). These results are based on about a decade of data on nearly half a million people that was recently published in the journal BMC Public Health. The numbers are in tune with research from the past decades that has revealed various health benefits for coffee drinkers, although drinking coffee can still come with risks. On the positive side, coffee has been linked to reduced risk for type 2 diabetes, heart disease, endometrial cancer, Parkinson’s disease and depression, depending on the American Heart Association and the Harvard School of Public Health. But coffee is not for everyone, especially caffeinated coffee, which can be risky for children, pregnant women and people with panic or anxiety disorders. For anyone, too much caffeine can cause nervousness, nausea, and headaches; increase blood pressure and heart rate; and lead to insomnia. Additionally, coffee of any kind can lose some of its benefits if too much cream and sugar are added. The latest research also indicates that lower risks of liver problems were linked with all types of coffee, even instant, but ground coffee, including espresso, had the greatest effect.
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