High coffee intake is associated with lower grade nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: the role of peripheral antioxidant activity

Background & aims. Some phytochemicals present in coffee have a potential antioxidant role which seems to protect the human body against cardiovascular diseases, liver disease and malignancies. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is a common disease with limited therapeutic options. This study...

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Main Authors: Ylse Gutiérrez-Grobe, Norberto Chávez-Tapia, Vicente Sánchez-Valle, Juan Gabriel Gavilanes-Espinar, Guadalupe Ponciano-Rodríguez, Misael Uribe, Nahum Méndez-Sánchez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-05-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119309317