Regular consumption of coffee would help fight against non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by reducing the permeability of the intestine, according to the results of a study presented at the International Liver Congress in Madrid.In some cases, compounds in coffee could even reverse the condition and decrease the concentration of fat in the liver. Results obtained on mice.
Researchers from the University of Naples (Italy) conducted a 12-week study on 3 groups of mice fed a standard diet, or high-fat foods with or without coffee. The conclusions of this investigation tell us that a daily dose of coffee, equivalent to 6 cups of espresso coffee for a 70 kg person, would improve various key markers of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in mice fed a rich diet. in fats. They also found that these rodents also gained less weight than those who did not consume caffeine.
The protective effects of caffeine
Caffeine also reduced the rate of bad cholesterol, the level of alanine aminotransferase, an enzyme whose levels increase in the blood when the liver is damaged, the amount of fat in liver cells (steatosis) and the degeneration of liver cells.
“Previous studies have confirmed that coffee can reverse the damage of non-alcoholic liver disease, but this is the first to show that it can influence gut permeability,” Vincenzo Lembo told AFP. University of Naples, author of the study “The results also show that coffee can reverse the problems associated with this pathology such as bloating and degeneration of liver cells.”
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