Drinking coffee may be associated with a lower risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) — the most common type of liver cancer, a study claims.
Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland noted that coffee is one of the most commonly consumed beverages worldwide.
Previous research has shown there are many health benefits of drinking coffee, which may be due to its high levels of antioxidants, they said.
The study, published in the British Journal of Cancer, took place in the UK over 7.5 years and looked at the coffee-drinking habits of 471,779 participants in the UK Biobank, one of the largest studies of middle-aged individuals in the world.Read More..
