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Coffee 17/50

Between the devil and the deep blue sea

Recent study shows that I seem to be doing something right. Or have I?

In the recent Swedish research it was discovered that drinking filtered coffee, and especially using paper filter, reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Paper filters away kahweol and cafestol, meaning that it reduces the cholesterol intake.

However, I also discovered earlier studies claiming that kahweol and cafestol has some chemo-protective effects. In other words, coffee oils could help preventing cancer.

Which then makes me wonder if kahweol and cafestol are either "bad" or "good" cholesterols?

So, which one is lesser of two evils? Cardiovascular disease or cancer?

UPDATE (few minutes later): I almost immediately discovered yet another research article, where this same dilemma has been presented. So, kahweol and cafestol are "bad" LDL cholesterols. However, they still have also that chemo-protective effect.
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16 comments

Ghislaine said:

Mon conseil :
use du filtre un jour sur deux....
ou bois du café un jour sur deux
:)))
4 years ago ( translate )

Sami Serola (inactiv… replied to Ghislaine:

Exactly what I was thinking! So, then one can toss the coin between two evils! =,D

And naturally the best choice is to relax and enjoy life, as long as it lasts ;-)
4 years ago

David Michael replied to Sami Serola (inactiv…:

Yes, reckon so
4 years ago ( translate )

Marie-claire Gallet said:

Enjoy your coffee, Sami !!! Tomorrow is another day !!! Happy Saturday !!!
4 years ago

Sami Serola (inactiv… replied to Marie-claire Gallet:

That is the best solution! =)
4 years ago

Xata said:

Italy and Portugal are expresso drinkers... and those two countries have a great % of old population... very old population, also the Greeks and Turks who are also coffee drinkers...
Related cause to effect?
4 years ago

Sami Serola (inactiv… replied to Xata:

Healthier life styles in general ;-)

Up north we drink, eat and live badly. Too much heavy drinking (no healthy wines daily, but a twelve back of beer and Koskenkorva once a week), too little vegetables and good cholesterol (butter instead of olive oil), and exposing ourselves to all kinds of carcinogens (e.g. radon gas).
4 years ago

Karin G. said:

...egal-Cholesterin gut oder nicht-ich liebe Kaffee und trinke ihn gefiltert jeden Tag-und lebe gut !!!!!
4 years ago ( translate )

polytropos said:

It's like with the masks: use the filter only once! ;-)
4 years ago

Sami Serola (inactiv… replied to polytropos:

Exactly! =)
4 years ago

Xata replied to Sami Serola (inactiv…:

Your link took me to a very interesting page I keep open to read the other articles about Finland. A Portuguese friend who lived there told me that traditional food is quite simple and not so bad for health, porridge and berries, the reikäleipä , not so many meat (only riendeer on festive occasions), fish and yes too much alcool. He told me decent red wine was awfully expensive...
In my South the truth is that we can grow fruits and vegetables in a natural way all year round and our wine can be very good for less than 10euros a bottle... the only people who eat junk food is because... they want or too lazy to cook... bacause even in the supermarket you find organic products and not much more expensive than the others...
4 years ago

Sami Serola (inactiv… replied to Xata:

Yes, YLE is a national public broadcasting company, still providing rather objective and good quality news in multiple languages. Any hints for similar news in English from Portugal?
4 years ago ( translate )

Xata replied to Sami Serola (inactiv…:

I don't know if they are really objective, it is the first time I open this, I just searched for you: www.theportugalnews.com
4 years ago

Sami Serola (inactiv… replied to Xata:

Obrigado! =)

That is actually pretty awesome "old school" user interface! I sort of like to see even the advertisements on such newspaper layout.

P.S: Works even on mobile phone.
4 years ago

trester88 said:

Am besten trinkst du einen gefilterten und einen ungefilterten Kaffee. Dann bist du auf der sicheren Seite ;-)
4 years ago ( translate )