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| Dr Alex Hodge |
Drinking two or more cups of coffee a day may have
significant health benefits, according to latest research at Monash University.
Dr Alex Hodge, a consultant gastroenterologist and liver
disease specialist at Monash Health
revealed his findings this week at The
Liver Meeting in San Francisco, the annual scientific meeting of the American
Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD).
“My research interest is in liver disease and the results of
my latest study shows that coffee intake has a positive effect on a number of
diseases, and in particular, liver diseases,” said Dr Hodge, who also holds an
early career practitioner fellowship in the Centre for
Inflammatory Diseases at the School
of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health (SCS), Monash University.
“We collected data
from over 1100 liver clinic patients at Monash Medical Centre over 18 months
and found that drinking coffee reduced liver stiffness (a measurement of liver
disease) in patients with hepatitis C, hepatitis B and fatty liver,” said Dr
Hodge.
“These findings were noted even when confounding factors
such as weight, alcohol and smoking habits were taken into account.”
Dr Hodge’s study did not find the same results when he
analysed liver patients’ consumption of tea.
“The most striking results were found in patients with
hepatitis C,” added Dr Hodge. “Two or
more cups of coffee led to an improvement in their liver disease.”
This research adds to the growing body of evidence of the
health benefits of coffee, in particular for those with liver diseases
including the most common liver disease, fatty liver.
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