Coffee: The magical bean for liver diseases

Table 1 Summary of findings from studies evaluating coffee consumption and reduced risk of hepatocellular cancer

Studies	Year	Study type	Summary
Setiawan et al[18]	2015	Prospective cohort	2-3 cups/d noted to have 38% HCC reduction risk
			4 cups/d noted to have 41% risk reduction
Yu et al[45]	2013	Prospective cohort	Significantly decreased risk of HCC noted among coffee drinkers
Bravi et al[44]	2013	Meta-analysis (14 studies)	40% HCC risk reduction with 1-3 cups coffee/day
Bravi et al[43]	2007	Meta-analysis (10 studies)	Inverse association noted between coffee consumption and HCC
Larsson et al[42]	2007	Meta-analysis (9 studies)	43% HCC risk reduction
Gelatti et al[28]	2005	Case control	Inverse relationship noted between coffee and HCC

HCC: Hepatocellular cancer.