Coffee consumption may help prevent several chronic diseases, including type 2 diabetes, mellitus, Parkinson's disease and liver disease (cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma). The benefits attributed to coffee are for the brewed beverage alone and can be had with 3-4 cups/day. There is no evidence to suggest that the addition of anything to the coffee would negate these benefits; however the addition of sugar and/or cream would add calories and fat