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Paper Filters Reduce Cholesterol in Coffee


By DIPALI PATHAK
Baylor College of Medicine

Do you enjoy starting your day with a shot of espresso or an exotic cup of French-press coffee? Sticking to more traditional brewing methods that use paper filters may
be better for your health, experts suggest.
That’s because paper filters remove coffee oils that contain cafestol, a coffee-oil compound that elevates cholesterol more than any known dietary substance, said David Moore, Ph.D., professor of molecular and cellular biology at Baylor College of Medicine.
But while researchers have understood for awhile that cafestol elevates cholesterol, until now they didn’t know how it works to raise cholesterol readings.
In a report that appears in this month’s issue of the journal Molecular Endocrinology, Moore and fellow researchers describe for the first time how cafestol sabotages the health of coffee drinkers.
Moore and postdoctoral student Marie-Louise Ricketts found that cafestol hijacks a protein molecule in the intestine that helps regulate cholesterol. With the molecule gone, cholesterol production goes unchecked.
Cafetiere, or French-press coffee, boiled Scandinavian brew and espresso contain the highest levels of cafestol. None of those methods use paper filters.
Moore’s interest in cafestol began several years ago when his wife read an article about coffee’s effect on cholesterol. She suggested that her husband discontinue using a permanent coffee filter, and switch to paper filters instead.