CHICAGO (AP) — Coffee may counteract alcohol’s poisonous effects on the liver and help prevent cirrhosis, researchers say.
In a study of more than 125,000 people, one cup of coffee per day cut the risk of alcoholic cirrhosis by 20 percent. Four cups per day reduced the risk by 80 percent. The coffee effect held true for women and men of various ethnic backgrounds.
Sometimes, the universe just balances itself out.
And then there’s the news that beer may help prevent prostate cancer:
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - One of the main ingredients in beer appears to thwart prostate cancer, according to findings released by researchers at a university in the US state of Oregon.
However, a person would have to quaff more than 17 pints to imbibe a medically effective dose of xanthohumol, the evident cancer-fighting chemical found in hops, according to researcher Emily Ho.
“From my studies, you would have to drink an awful lot of beer to get the amount that I saw,” Ho told AFP
Well, if you gotta, you gotta.
H/T to Brad Warbiany
