A new study has found that people who drink coffee on a daily basis — both caffeinated and decaffeinated — have a lower likelihood of developing liver ailments compared with non-coffee drinkers.
The notion that coffee may protect your liver is one of the most consistent findings from decades of research on coffee and its health benefits. Many studies have found that coffee drinkers have lower rates of liver cancer, cirrhosis and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Scientists think this is in part due to chemical compounds in coffee that reduce inflammation. Coffee also contains chlorogenic acid, which has been found to improve how effectively the liver responds to insulin.