r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • 17d ago

Health Boiled coffee in a pot contains high levels of the worst of cholesterol-elevating substances. Coffee from most coffee machines in workplaces also contains high levels of cholesterol-elevating substances. However, regular paper filter coffee makers filter out most of these substances, finds study.

https://www.uu.se/en/press/press-releases/2025/2025-03-21-cholesterol-elevating-substances-in-coffee-from-machines-at-work
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u/Therinicus 17d ago

Great question

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u/Big-Mine9790 17d ago

And to piggyback on this question - what about pods? I will be honest, I am a coffee fanatic (addict sounds so dire), and while I have cut down my coffee consumption from around 10 per day to maybe 4-5, I find it difficult to cut out coffee. I'm in the States, so it's also what I gather is referred to as American coffee (milk and sweetner).

...though this article makes sense to me regarding my stubbornly elevated cholesterol level...

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u/Therinicus 16d ago

The cholesterol Reddit talks about this from time to time, there bug thing is does it go through a paper filter or not. One post had some interesting studies on it and a member put his favorite stuff through his own filters.

A lot of people there drink some amount of coffee