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b_b · 3701 days ago · link · · parent · post: 9 Things You Should Know About Your Caffeine Habit | Mother Jones
There was a study that came out a few years ago that showed that alcoholics who were also heavy coffee drinkers had way lower incidence of liver cirrhosis. The effect was specific to coffee, however, as other caffeine containing drinks had no effect.
I've read that there are some compounds in coffee that have been found beneficial, but also that those compounds are not present in all preparations of coffee. Given its prominence around the world, I'm surprised that coffee research seems to be more limited than I'd imagined.