Unexpected effects of coffee consumption on liver enzymes

✍ Scribed by E. Casiglia; P. Spolaore; G. Inocchio; B. Ambrosio

• Book ID: 104640964
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1993
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 331 KB
• Volume: 9
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0393-2990
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00146266

✦ Synopsis

The effects of regular daily coffee consumption on liver enzymes were studied in a large number of subjects from the general population. In coffee drinkers, liver enzymes (gamma-glutamyl transferase, alanine-amino transferase, and alkaline phosphatase) and serum bilirubin were lower than in non-coffee-drinking subjects or in those consuming less than 3 cups daily. The hypothesis proposed is that liver enzymes are a target for caffeine contained in coffee.