Happy National Coffee Day: Let’s Celebrate With Some 5 Fun Facts

4. Consuming coffee daily can drastically decrease your chances of developing liver cancer and disease.

Italian researcher Dr. Carlo La Vecchia, Milan’s Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri conducted a study that shows consuming at least one cup of coffee daily can lower the risk of liver cancer by 40%! Additionally, some results showed that if you drink three cups a day, the risks reduce by more than 50%. According to a study at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, coffee consumption can lower the incidence of cirrhosis of the liver for alcohol drinkers by 22%. Research also showed that drinking more than two cups of coffee daily reduce the risk of death from liver cirrhosis by 66%.

Muriel, Pablo, and Jonathan Arauz. “Coffee and Liver Health.” Chu/Coffee Coffee (2012): 123-39. Print.