The Way you Brew your Coffee determines if it’s Healthy or Not

Physionic

Nov 6, 2025

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0:00 - Introduction
0:50 - Coffee Brewing Methods for Health: Choose Wisely
5:43 - Main Points

References

[Study 537] van Dusseldorp M, Katan MB, van Vliet T, Demacker PN, Stalenhoef AF. Cholesterol-raising factor from boiled coffee does not pass a paper filter. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 1991;11(3):586-593. doi:10.1161/01.ATV.11.3.586

Funding/Conflicts: Public funding: none reported; Non-Profit funding: the study was funded by the Netherlands Heart Foundation (grant 88.060), and A.F.H. Stalenhoef was a Clinical Investigator of the Netherlands Heart Foundation, with no additional conflicts reported; Industry funding: none reported and no industry-related conflicts of interest disclosed.

[Study 538] de Roos B, van Tol A, Urgert R, Scheek LM, van Gent T, Buytenhek R, Princen HMG, Katan MB. Consumption of French-press coffee raises cholesteryl ester transfer protein activity levels before LDL cholesterol in normolipidaemic subjects. J Intern Med. 2000;248(3):211-216.

Funding/Conflicts: Funded in part by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) grant 900-562-091; additional support from the Netherlands Heart Foundation and the Foundation for Nutrition and Health Research (SOVG); no public-sector conflicts of interest are disclosed; no non-profit conflicts are disclosed; no industry funding is named, and no industry conflicts of interest are disclosed.

[Study 539] Tverdal A, Selmer R, Cohen JM, Thelle DS. Coffee consumption and mortality from cardiovascular diseases and total mortality: does the brewing method matter? Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2020;0(0):1-8. doi:10.1177/2047487320914443.

Funding/Conflicts: Public Funding: none reported; no public-sector conflicts disclosed. Non-Profit Funding: none reported; no non-profit conflicts disclosed. Industry Funding: none reported; conflict disclosed—Dag S. Thelle served as a consultant on coffee consumption for Norwegian Coffee Information (Norsk Kaffeinformasjon/European Coffee Brewing Centre); the other authors (Aage Tverdal, Randi Selmer, Jacqueline M. Cohen) reported no conflicts.

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Mindsip insights from this episode:

Use paper filters to eliminate harmful molecules in coffee

Using a paper filter is crucial because other filter types are not fine enough to eliminate the harmful molecules found in unfiltered coffee.

#coffee

Drink filtered coffee to lower overall mortality risk

Filtered coffee consistently shows a neutral or positive health track record, reducing the risk of death from all causes compared to non-coffee drinkers.

#coffee

#mortality

Avoid unfiltered coffee to reduce cardiovascular risk for over-60s

For individuals over 60, unfiltered coffee increases the risk of cardiovascular death, a risk not seen with filtered coffee.

#cardio

#coffee

Investigate unfiltered coffee's impact beyond cholesterol levels

While unfiltered coffee raises blood cholesterol, this does not fully explain its negative health associations, implying other mechanisms are at play.

#cholesterol

#coffee

Explore unfiltered coffee methods for rich flavor

Unfiltered coffee methods include French press, Turkish/Greek coffee, espresso, and even single-serve pods often found in hotels.

#coffee

Address diet quality to clarify unfiltered coffee health risks

The studies linking unfiltered coffee to harm did not control for diet quality, which could be a major hole explaining the negative health relationship.