FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE BLOG
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Coffee is a liver elixir
Coffee has been documented in a multitude of studies to have metabolic, cardiovascular and brain benefits, and it is especially salubrious for the liver. A paper just published in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology handily summarizes several of the virtues that coffee has for liver function.
Coffee polyphenols may suppress body fat accumulation
Coffee polyphenols may suppress body fat accumulation
Caffeine consumption during pregnancy is not associated with pre-term birth
Caffeine consumption during pregnancy is not associated with pre-term birth
Adolescence, a dangerous time for alcohol excess—but so is anytime
Adolescence, a dangerous time for alcohol excess—but so is anytime
More evidence that coffee helps blood sugar and liver inflammation
More evidence that coffee helps blood sugar and liver inflammation
Coffee helps atrial fibrillation with high blood pressure
Coffee helps atrial fibrillation with high blood pressure
Two new studies again show benefits of coffee
Two new studies again show benefits of coffee
Coffee can protect against carbon tetrachloride-induced liver damage
Coffee can protect against carbon tetrachloride-induced liver damage
Coffee and tea can reduce type 2 diabetes: more evidence
Coffee and tea can reduce type 2 diabetes: more evidence
Coffee and tea reduce risk of type 2 diabetes
Coffee and tea reduce risk of type 2 diabetes
Coffee reduces inflammatory reaction to high fat diets
Coffee reduces inflammatory reaction to high fat diets