For many people, the office coffee machine is a lifeline, which gives fuel to long -term working hours and endless meetings. But a new study suggests that your daily decoction with workplace coffee machines can do more than just keeping you awake – it can also increase your cholesterol levels.

Coffee machine and cholesterol: What is the link?

A study led by researchers at the University of Upsala University and Chalmers University of Sweden found that coffee from general workplace machines consists of high levels of cholesterol enhancing substances in coffee than regular filter coffee.

Research published in nutrition, metabolism and heart diseases suggests that the manner in which coffee is crushed plays an important role in whether these substances end in your cup.

According to lead researcher David Egman, “We studied fourteen coffee machines and found that the levels of these cholesterol-elevating materials were much higher in workplace coffee machines than regular drip-filater coffee manufacturers.”

What’s in your coffee?

The major substances behind this cholesterol spike are determination, especially cafestol and kahwol. These compounds found naturally in coffee can increase LDL (poor) cholesterol levels by consuming high amounts.

High LDL cholesterol is associated with heart disease and stroke.

Boiled coffee (such as traditional stovetop browing) is known for the highest level of the deterg.

The drip-filter coffee, which uses a paper filter, removes most of these substances.

Espresso, French press, and workplace browing machines fall somewhere in the middle, with some productive coffee with high diterpene levels.

What was the study found

Researchers tested coffee from various machines in the workplace break room, using five normal brands of ground coffee. They found that different machines produced different levels of determination.

Some brooing machines had sufficient levels to affect cholesterol levels. Even within the same machine, over time the diterpene concentrations came up.

They found that machine-pires coffee contains 176 mg of cafestol per liter, which is about 15 times higher than 12 mg/L in paper-filtered coffee. This means that people who drink three or more cups daily can inadvertently increase their bad cholesterol (LDL) over time.

Should you be worried?

If you are a heavy coffee drinker, the way your coffee drinks can make a difference of your cholesterol level and long -term heart health.

The study suggests that switching on a well filtered coffee like a drip-filtated coffee can be a healthy option.

“To determine the exact effects on LDL cholesterol, we will need a controlled study on people who regularly drink this coffee.” Egman noted. However, if you are concerned about cholesterol, selecting for filtered coffee can be a simple change with potential benefits.