Monday, February 21, 2005 |
COFFEE MAY HELP PREVENT LIVER CANCER, STUDY SAYS |
WASHINGTON -- That hot cup of coffee may do more than just provide a tasty energy boost. It also may help prevent the most common type of liver cancer.
A study of more than 90,000 Japanese found that people who drank coffee daily or nearly every day had half the liver cancer risk of those who have never drank coffee.
The researches noted that coffee contains large amounts of antioxidants and several animal studies have indicated those compounds have the potential to inbibit caner in the liver.
(abstracted from CHICTRIB/Associated Press) |
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