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Is coffee or tea good for your liver?

Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology volume 3, pages 482–483 (2006)Cite this article

boxed-textRuhl CE and Everhart JE (2005) Coffee and tea consumption are associated with a lower incidence of chronic liver disease in the United States. Gastroenterology 129: 1928–1936

There might be an inverse relationship between tea, coffee, or caffeine intake and liver disease; however, further data are needed before tea or coffee can be adopted as a treatment in patients with chronic liver disease

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The synopsis was written by Rachel Jones, Associate Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

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Kim, W. Is coffee or tea good for your liver?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 3, 482–483 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep0558

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