Choose your brew.If you favor your coffee made in those elegant French press coffeepots, it may be time to switch to a filtered method. A randomized ran·dom·ize tr.v. ran·dom·ized, ran·dom·iz·ing, ran·dom·iz·es To make random in arrangement, especially in order to control the variables in an experiment. , crossover trial comparing unfiltered Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since coffee against other beverages like water, tea, and hot chocolate showed elevated homocysteine Homocysteine Definition Homocysteine is a naturally occurring amino acid found in blood plasma. High levels of homocysteine in the blood are believed to increase the chance of heart disease, stroke, Alzheimer's disease, and osteoporosis. levels in the coffee group. Homocysteine has been shown to be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Unfiltered coffee also contains diterpenes diterpenes (dīˈ·terˑ·pēnz), n.pl naturally occurring organic compounds that comprise two monoterpene mol-ecules; found in some essential oils; have , cholesterol-raising substances, which are removed when coffee is filtered. Your best bet would be to cultivate a taste for tea, especially green tea, which numerous studies have shown to have heart-healthy and cancer-preventing benefits. If you choose to stick with coffee, use a filtered method. (American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2000, Vol. 71, No. 2, pp. 480-484) |
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