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Patients with chronic hepatitis C virus who consumed about two and a quarter cups of coffee (with caffeine) daily had milder liver fibrosis, a new U.S. study has found. Researchers found that other beverages containing caffeine did not have the same therapeutic effects. Liver fibrosis, or scarring of the liver, is the second stage of liver disease, characterized by a degradation of liver function due to accumulated connective tissue.

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