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So enjoy that cup of coffee - the scientific evidence increasingly shows that it may have some health benefits for our liver function. |
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| Coffee and Liver Function |
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Coffee and Liver Enzymes
In the same way as a good oil filter helps keep your car engine running smoothly, so a healthy liver helps keep our body functioning efficiently. For those of us who wonder whether drinking that cup of coffee is good for us, then the scientific evidence increasingly shows that it may even have some health benefits and has a role to play in keeping our liver ticking over more smoothly.
The effects of regular daily coffee consumption on some liver enzymes were studied in a large number of subjects from the Italian general population (Casiglia 1993). Results show that levels were lower than in non-drinking subjects or in those consuming less than three cups a day.
A high liver enzyme activity is a recognised indicator that there has been deterioration in the functioning of liver cells.
In an animal study, the protective effect of coffee was shown to be even more significant. Coffee drinking showed a powerful protective capacity against the increase of enzyme activity and damage by toxic substances of cells during development. It is believed that this effect is due mainly to the coffee components kahweol and cafestol, but possibly other substances are also involved. (Huber 2002).
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