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by mariusor 473 days ago
One is not like the other though. How does espresso increase cholesterol, it's just water and coffee in there, just like filter?
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It's the cafestol that's in the coffee: https://academic.oup.com/mend/article/21/7/1603/2738489

Filter coffee uses a paper filter and paper filters can trap most of the cafestol.

Thank you, it sounds a little like a meme, and I had never heard of it. :)