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by nabla9 2948 days ago
> dietary cholesterol does not increase serum cholesterol

The link between diet and cholesterol seems to be indirect.

Take for example coffee. Non-filtered coffee increases serum cholesterol even when it does not contain cholesterol. Coffee oils (diterpenes like cafestol and kahweol) mess up body’s ability to metabolize and regulate cholesterol.

Coffee contains 1% of diterpenes. Fortunately normal paper filter removes most of the oils. French press and Turkish style are the worst.

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Do you have any additional links on this? I'm curious to read more.