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Does coffee hurt or help the liver?

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There is not enough: Data to the best of my knowledge in the literature to fully comment on this one way or another.

Dr Brown and another doctor agreed

Answered 7/5/2012

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Ok: modest amounts caffeine should be ok.

Answered 3/22/2020

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