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.
16 comments
Ghislaine said:
use du filtre un jour sur deux....
ou bois du café un jour sur deux
:)))
Sami Serola (inactiv… replied to Ghislaine:
And naturally the best choice is to relax and enjoy life, as long as it lasts ;-)
David Michael replied to Sami Serola (inactiv…:
Marie-claire Gallet said:
Sami Serola (inactiv… replied to Marie-claire Gallet:
Xata said:
Related cause to effect?
Sami Serola (inactiv… replied to Xata:
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).
Karin G. said:
polytropos said:
Sami Serola (inactiv… replied to polytropos:
Xata replied to Sami Serola (inactiv…:
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...
Sami Serola (inactiv… replied to Xata:
Xata replied to Sami Serola (inactiv…:
Sami Serola (inactiv… replied to Xata:
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.
trester88 said: