Among the diseases causing mortality worldwide, chronic liver diseases rank 12 th .Liver-related mortality is associated with the development of cirrhosis, causing further progressive fibrosis, i.e. scarring of the liver resulting from chronic inflammation. The current article describes a study which shows that coffee and herbal tea consumption may provide protection against liver fibrosis. According to a new study published in the Journal of Hepatology, researchers found that drinking coffee and herbal tea may protect against liver fibrosis.
Because these beverages are widely used, available and inexpensive, they could potentially prevent of advanced liver disease. Further, they noted that coffee and tea consists of almost 100 components which include polyphenols and caffeine. These components are present in both beverages in different and varying amounts. Unhealthy lifestyle is the…
