# Is there anything which can counteract, reduce, or moderate liver damage from alcohol? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 16, 2014, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-which-can-counteract-reduce-or-moderate-liver-damage-from-alcohol/690883 "2014-06-16T05:05:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 17
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2014, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-which-can-counteract-reduce-or-moderate-liver-damage-from-alcohol/690883/17 "2014-06-16T18:08:01Z")
There is actually pretty good _epidemiological_ evidence to support the notion that coffee protects against many types of liver disease. What there is not (to my knowledge) is any appropriately powered randomized trial to prove the point. And, one should beware treatments based strictly on epidemiological considerations. Two examples come to mind where in each case randomized trials showed a net _negative_ health effect despite overwhelming and rather compelling epidemiological evidence that suggested the contrary. 1. estrogen for postmenopausal women 2. vitamin E to prevent cancer --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-which-can-counteract-reduce-or-moderate-liver-damage-from-alcohol/690883)._