RECAP: Light roast vs dark roast coffee 00:29 Light roast coffee has been found to contain twice the amount of cholesterol-raising compounds compared to using very dark roast beans. Dark roasting may also destroy up to nearly 90 percent of the chlorogenic acids, which are the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory phytonutrients purported to account for many of coffee’s benefits. However, dark roasting can eliminate up to 99.8 percent of pesticides in conventionally grown coffee and more than 90 percent of a fungal contaminant called ochratoxin. Effect of different roasts on body weight 02:18 Dark roast coffee is more effective than light roast coffee in reducing body weight. In overweight study subjects, they ended up about six pounds lighter drinking dark roast coffee compared to light roast coffee; more than a pound a week lost just drinking a different type of coffee. Effect of different roasts on heartburn and stomach upset 03:27 Dark roast coffee is less effective at stimulating stomach acid secretion compared to a medium roast coffee. Light or dark, it is associated with symptoms of stomach discomfort. Clinical Effects of Coffee Roasting Process 04:45 The two most commonly used coffee roasting processes are convection or flash roasting, and conduction roasting. Conduction roasting roasts coffee beans at a lower temperature for a longer time, resulting in so-called low acid coffee. However, a study on thirty coffee-sensitive individuals found that there was no benefit in consuming low acid coffee, and both low acid and conventionally roasted coffee resulted in heartburn, regurgitation, and stomach upset in most individuals. Study on the Effect of Paper Filter on Cholesterol in Coffee 06:24 The fatty substances in coffee beans raise cholesterol in human beings. The cholesterol-raising factor can be found in boiled, French press, Turkish, and espresso coffees. However, paper-filtered drip coffee does not affect cholesterol as the fatty substances get stuck in the paper filter. Instant and percolator coffee also have relatively low levels of the cholesterol-raising factor. Metal mesh filters without paper do not filter out the cholesterol-raising factor in drip coffee. New Data Suggests Paper-Filtered Coffee May Raise LDL Cholesterol 07:30 New data suggests that paper-filtered coffee may raise LDL cholesterol. While paper-filtered drip coffee does not affect cholesterol levels, boiled, French press, Turkish, and espresso coffees raise cholesterol due to the fatty substances in coffee beans. Espresso has the highest levels of the cholesterol-raising factor, while instant and percolator coffee have relatively low levels. Metal mesh filters without paper do not filter out the cholesterol-raising factor in drip coffee. Filtered coffee may play a role in raising cholesterol 08:57 Studies have consistently found that a fatty component filtered out by paper in coffee may increase cholesterol levels. While the cholesterol-raising effects of filtered coffee may not be as strong as those of boiled coffee, there is a possibility that filtered coffee may also play a small but important role in raising cholesterol. Drinking high cafestol coffee increases LDL cholesterol 11:00 A study found that drinking two cups a day of high cafestol coffee for a month increased LDL cholesterol levels significantly, even when paper-filtered. This suggests that people with high cholesterol may want to try cutting out coffee or switching to lower cafestol coffee to lower their LDL cholesterol levels. Water ranked #1 in a ranking of beverages 12:12 A ranking of 6 beverages was made with water ranking at the top. Soda ranked last in the ranking. Tea and coffee are good options, but filtered coffee is better effects. 12:33 Tea and coffee are ranked #2 after water in the aforementioned ranking of beverages. Drinking unfiltered coffee may raise cholesterol levels, but filtered coffee is a better option. Caffeine has been shown to improve arterial function and enhance the migration of endothelial progenitor cells, but may impair blood flow to the heart muscle during exercise. Tea consumption has been shown to have a beneficial effect on coronary circulation, while the addition of milk may undermine the protective effects.
OMG!!! BIG Thank you on this......No offense to Greger as he tries to cram as much information in a little time as possible, but sometimes it just becomes over whelming to digest what he says because of the many times he cites conflicting studies or information....which, quite frankly, leaves me confused on what exactly I should be eating or doing or not eating or not doing....anyway, this is wonderfully helpful!
I love the sarcastic questions like "maybe it's worth it?" I think it's time to allow the information to affect my behavior, make coffee a rare thing, and switch to green tea for good. I value healthy blood flow more than attachment to a particular flavor that will fade if I let it. Thanks Doctor G!
When it comes to cholesterol, what about cold brew (or "Toddy") coffee? It takes 12 to 24 hours to brew and uses a very thick cotton filter (about a quarter inch thick), so there is far less oil in the coffee. This is why it tastes so good. It's nice and smooth.
Dandelion tea is a healthier alternative to coffee which I suspect why you can find it on many supermarket shelves next to coffee... similar texture to coffee without the side effects of leaching calcium from bones.
I find myself listening, collecting factoids, especially ones relevant to me, relevant to my own experiences, my recent preferences, or goals I might have. E.g. i will feel more adverse to drinking medium or light roast coffee because it stimulates more stomach acid production, and I have been discomforted by this experience with coffees in the past, and don’t want to repeat it -unless I need it for unusually serious digestion. These already are pretty dense, carefully selected summaries. I find that having clear questions or purposes of your own in mind, makes this more useful, helpful, and understandable.
There is software for that. Both qualitative software data analysis and quantitative. Some of the software will merge mixed methods like SPSS works with NVivo. @Jim T
Appreciate your commitment Doctor. It is unfortunate you are the exception rather than the rule. If there were more like you the world would be a much better place for all of us.
Rather than artificially propping myself up at work with coffee, I’ve started working on my natural energy and earning a cup of strong green tea to relax at the end of my day. It’s healthier and actually benefits my mental health, whereas coffee drinkers are not known for their Zen dispositions.
I replaced coffee with 1-3 minutes of light exercise at work, I do a few sets of stairs or squats/lunges at my desk - anything I can do at work for a couple minutes to get my heartrate up a little, it seems crazy but it has almost the same effect as coffee and I've noticed way more energy at work.
@@poptartmadison3216 sure , but it doesnt block caffeine. I dont remember exactly but it makes your brain produce less glutamate from the caffeine and more gaba so it counteracts the anxiety effects. I would carfull drinking green tea Close to sleep. I drink it in the mif morning hours. Also the amout of theanine in it relatevly small it should be tested for it's effects.
How does instant coffee fit into the sceam of things. I would like to know as I'm English and a tea drinker, no milk nor sugar. Ive been thinking of having a cup of instant coffee at brakefast time. Ps, I've learnt such alot from your videos, I'm sure a plant based diet is helping me, a 70 year old with HSP that kicked in during my mid 30's. Thank you.
"It depends somewhat on how much you drink. The cholesterol-raising compounds in coffee, cafestol and kahweol, are found in very low levels in instant coffee and in filtered coffee"
Thanks for the video. I am wondering about the acrylamide in coffee from roasting, though. Then, add in heavy metals in coffee and tea and that can be the case even with organic coffees and teas. So, seems like we need an alternative hot drink.
One half scoop of Decaf with one half scoop of chicory is my new morning drink. My goodness I did not realize how addictive my caffeine habit was until I tried to cut down. Talk about a drug habit!
I am on one coffee a day in the early morning. Anymore then I get neurological shocks somewhere in the body but one large-latte in the early morning gets my digestion going and (I think) is good for me. And mentally it kind of makes life worth living - which is an important health factor eh?
@@user_375a82 /// I don't like it when people get radical about food. One morning cup of coffee wakes us up. You will not get addicted on your daily cup of coffee. Well balanced approach on everything is the key. I've done it for years, and I can skip coffee for months if I want to.
No coffee then. In the greater scheme of things in life it is a no biggie and no brainer. I find it addictive, each time I restart it again I end up with 3-4 cups a day after a few weeks, so better for me not to touch it. When I stop drinking it I go through a few days of withdrawal symptoms with bad headaches, each time I restart it I go through a day of shakes. I do this coffee seesaw because of conflicting information we hear, but after this will not touch it anymore. Thank you.
Sound like my ground hog day coffee habit. And it's is of course and addiction...even decaf which still has caffeine for us caffeine-sensitive folks .... gnashing my teeth and jaw clenching at 10 pm from decaf I stopped drinking by noon!!
Me same but I settled to ONE Latte early mornings followed by the "zoomies" and then that's it, until the following day. Makes life worth living again.
This was so interesting. I am going to quit my 1 cup in the morning light roast coffee and replace it with green tea and see if my cholesterol goes down.
May I suggest green tea and herbal teas? I can't have more than one cup coffee per day, or else you will find me dancing on the ceiling. 🤯and can't stop talking.
@@carollen5601 I know what you mean. Too much for me and I tell my wife let's go running. :) I am a big fan of green tea and herbal teas but I wanted to try adding coffee sometimes. I have been monitoring my BP closely and coffee really jumps it up as much as 20 points. Green tea jumps it up less and I recover from that more quickly but still brings it up too high. I am trying ACV to better regulate BP with caffeine. It's an ongoing experiment. My BP has been on the low side of normal. I would like to keep it there.
@@chimpta /// Hi Mark, my blood pressure is most of the time low. I have one cup of coffee daily and it's all I need to start the day. I'm very fussy, like the dark Italian roast beans, grind the beans myself, and always use a filter, add a pinch of salt inside the filter. My favorite is Lavazza Super Crema Espresso Whole Beans.
My solution for years: Paper filtered dark roasted beans, freshly ground. Not more than one cup per day; drink in morning only, then walk for 30 minutes. Thanks Dr Greger.
@Benson /// I don't totally agree. Addictions can be controlled. Coffee is not toxic, drink it with a coconut coffee cream. One cup daily is great for your health. The higher sugar energy drinks are real bad, give those up.
@Eva /// I agree it's not an addiction if we have one cup coffee daily. I'm watching closely on the "far out" advice lately on quite a few foods. " Remember balance is important...everything in moderation is the key. Have that glass of wine on xmas day, treat yourself. I've seen some go crazy over food, living in fear of food is not healthy. Best regards!
Shoot. I do French press daily, hot. But, my favorite tasting coffee is a cold brew, paper filtered, French press! I guess I’ll start filtering my hot French press, too.
I like the info, detest the delivery. I find it super irritating. The fast/slow, "put it to the test" routine is way past its use by date imo. Soft fruit and tomatoes would be preferable to hard fruits or potatoes when you throw things at me
@@AndrewPawley11 Dude, criticism shouldn't hurt you so much. If I'm a troll, how do I have this opinion? I've been a subscriber, a donor and a purchaser of Greger's books for too many years to count. And, that's why I have the opinion I have. And instead of being an internet botnik why not trust that the right to free speech will protect you all who need protection from someone so shocking as me.
@@tosca... The "I'm a vegan but ..." argument is the latest line from troll accounts working for the meat industry trying - unsuccessfully - to limit the effectiveness of this channel. So you're not shocking, just pathetic.
@@tosca... Same. For me it's the slurring speach which makes it difficult to follow, especially as a non native English speaker. And even though he may provide a lot of helpful information, I have the impression that sometimes his look on things is one-sided - that was evident in his videos on oil-pulling.
I love the energy and buzz it gives. I have a super low tolerance. Maybe one tsp of grounds get me zoomin. But if gives me anxiety and headaches like a few hours later.
Thank you Thank you, for making this video, you gave a huge amount of guidance on light VS dark and paper filtered VS non paper filtered pro's and con's right there in the first 2 minutes of the video, Wow!!!. I just started this learning curve regarding coffee as a I am a long term 1 cup a day coffee drinker and now struggle with high cholesterol and trying to understand why, but does anyone here know if paper filtered coffee is going to be more ''tasteless'' because your filtering those oils ?
From what i got from this video, Decaf-paper-Filtered coffee, is the best solution... apart from tea. Paper-Filtered coffee has good taste.. specially if you get some flavored one... like Hazelnuts flavor.
Did I miss whether or not coffee had helpful affects on our liver? Or was that not covered. I actually recently started drinking coffee because I thought there was scientific research that said it was good for our liver.
What about expresso? You don't get any grounds in the coffee, so do we still need to paper filter it? I tried it and without the 'froth' or brown/yellow foam that I assume contains oils you don't get that euphoric hit after drinking fresh coffee, just feels like caffeine instead.
I only drink black, decaf, dark roast, drip coffee. This has nothing to do with health what so ever. I dont necessarily think this is the healthiest way to drink it. I only ever drink coffee for the taste and that way taste good to me (and let's me sleep at night)
general rule: if the ratio of pleasure to ~> health cost is high. then enjoy it as a blessing…trying to avoid all fun, to prolong a dull existence, wastes a lot of energy 🤣
I prefer roasting my own, but now that I'm "decaff man" the options are more limited and also so is my time. Sweet Maria's has some fantastic SWP decaf, green coffee beans for roasting. But I drink more of my "industrial" backup 8 O-clock whole bean decaf. Ethiopian is my favorite, lightly roasted, but just a treat now and then.
Come on, it's coffee, not cigarettes or cocaine. At some point you have to make a decision how far to go down the rabbit hole before microanalyzing everything in your life and your food starts to become your life, which really is no life at all. Even subjecting coffee to a simple personal risk-benefit analysis seems like too much, but I get that we all do that to unconsciously to some degree with almost everything we do. Billions of people drink it. Billions of people live into their 80s and even 90s. For me at least, there are far more important things in life to focus on. But like they say, you do you.
@@alwayslearning7672 You are right but for the wrong reason…; its other compounds that are removed by the decaffeination process, which is why it is preferred. He recommends tea if you want caffeine (theine).
I was wondering I there are any studies about double or maybe even triple filtering. To get out all the fats. I've read studies saying coffee is good for dementia prevention. Thats why I would include coffee.
Things change so much which is what I appreciate about this channel. Always open to new research... I remember a very large study that was done a long time ago on coffee where older people lived longer when they drank several cups. Now Im left confused. paper Filtered coffee better it seems but coffee seems to be an overall negative for cholesterol. Im going to relisten to the whole thing...
Of course the amount of other foods in the stomach has nothing whatever to do with your estimation of what it's doing gin the stomach. It doesn't matter for instance whether your stomach is full of cream, or whisky? Whether the coffee might have cream in it? But then, being a vegan, it wouldn't even occur to you that there would be cream in the coffee.
i have read that coffee reduces risk of diabetes, dementia, nafld. of course, there are downsides. nevertheless, i enjoy my morning joe. everything in life has risks and rewards.
With all due respect to Dr Greger (I credit his work for the fact that I'm still alive), if we take to heart and try to follow most of what he discusses, I can't see a couple cups of black, drip brewed coffee a day being harmful.
In one of your videos you indicate that about 3 or four cups a day of coffee appears to be good for health. The problem is that you don't define what that means. A cup of coffee, culturally speaking here in the United States, is 12 ounces, but a serving of coffee is usually measured as 6 ounces. So when you say 3 or 4 cups, do you mean 36 to 48 ounces or 18 to 24 ounces?
Doc. I love your channel but the beginning of this has my head spinning. As an ICU nurse I know we all die. Some just more miserably than others wich is why I listen to you
....And what is the cause of the contrast in rates of esophageal cancer between the populations of the Far East and the UK, both of which drink significant amounts of tea regularly? The population with very low rates most commonly adds what to their tea? Is it better to have the tannins bind to the esophagus instead of the cream or milk? The complexities involved in these large numbers of studies over so many years go well beyond what you cover in your summations, and sometimes contradict what a listener / viewer will take away from them.
not his style to tell you want to do, but to reveal the studies and sort them out for us to make up our own minds. ALSO his podcasts are typically a pile of audio from several different videos posted over the last dozen years or so.
@@wadepatton2433 I generally trust what he tends to research and approve.... Sometimes I watch/ scoure the internet and take on board everything ( especially from proper sources) before making up my mind.... Honestly I myself felt surprised when I read the comment today 😝
So.....coffee is 'off the list'.....aaahhhh!!! I drink coffee because I enjoy the drink, not for any health reasons. All in all, it seems that the negatives connected with coffee far outweigh the visceral pleasure of drinking this wonderful brew. This is very sad news
Coffe sip or skip?Really?You did an amaizing job and presented it into a wrong form.Everybody would think this is a video about the fairness of drinking coffe.Instead here u are mumbleling about light roasted coffe and dark roasted coffe.Pick your titles better man
So, because you do. We should all just take your word for all that you have to say. Just suck it all up and believe every word you say without a single question. YES MASTER, YES MASTER.
RECAP:
Light roast vs dark roast coffee 00:29
Light roast coffee has been found to contain twice the amount of cholesterol-raising compounds compared to using very dark roast beans. Dark roasting may also destroy up to nearly 90 percent of the chlorogenic acids, which are the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory phytonutrients purported to account for many of coffee’s benefits. However, dark roasting can eliminate up to 99.8 percent of pesticides in conventionally grown coffee and more than 90 percent of a fungal contaminant called ochratoxin.
Effect of different roasts on body weight 02:18
Dark roast coffee is more effective than light roast coffee in reducing body weight. In overweight study subjects, they ended up about six pounds lighter drinking dark roast coffee compared to light roast coffee; more than a pound a week lost just drinking a different type of coffee.
Effect of different roasts on heartburn and stomach upset 03:27
Dark roast coffee is less effective at stimulating stomach acid secretion compared to a medium roast coffee. Light or dark, it is associated with symptoms of stomach discomfort.
Clinical Effects of Coffee Roasting Process 04:45
The two most commonly used coffee roasting processes are convection or flash roasting, and conduction roasting. Conduction roasting roasts coffee beans at a lower temperature for a longer time, resulting in so-called low acid coffee. However, a study on thirty coffee-sensitive individuals found that there was no benefit in consuming low acid coffee, and both low acid and conventionally roasted coffee resulted in heartburn, regurgitation, and stomach upset in most individuals.
Study on the Effect of Paper Filter on Cholesterol in Coffee 06:24
The fatty substances in coffee beans raise cholesterol in human beings. The cholesterol-raising factor can be found in boiled, French press, Turkish, and espresso coffees. However, paper-filtered drip coffee does not affect cholesterol as the fatty substances get stuck in the paper filter. Instant and percolator coffee also have relatively low levels of the cholesterol-raising factor. Metal mesh filters without paper do not filter out the cholesterol-raising factor in drip coffee.
New Data Suggests Paper-Filtered Coffee May Raise LDL Cholesterol 07:30
New data suggests that paper-filtered coffee may raise LDL cholesterol. While paper-filtered drip coffee does not affect cholesterol levels, boiled, French press, Turkish, and espresso coffees raise cholesterol due to the fatty substances in coffee beans. Espresso has the highest levels of the cholesterol-raising factor, while instant and percolator coffee have relatively low levels. Metal mesh filters without paper do not filter out the cholesterol-raising factor in drip coffee.
Filtered coffee may play a role in raising cholesterol 08:57
Studies have consistently found that a fatty component filtered out by paper in coffee may increase cholesterol levels. While the cholesterol-raising effects of filtered coffee may not be as strong as those of boiled coffee, there is a possibility that filtered coffee may also play a small but important role in raising cholesterol.
Drinking high cafestol coffee increases LDL cholesterol 11:00
A study found that drinking two cups a day of high cafestol coffee for a month increased LDL cholesterol levels significantly, even when paper-filtered. This suggests that people with high cholesterol may want to try cutting out coffee or switching to lower cafestol coffee to lower their LDL cholesterol levels.
Water ranked #1 in a ranking of beverages 12:12
A ranking of 6 beverages was made with water ranking at the top. Soda ranked last in the ranking.
Tea and coffee are good options, but filtered coffee is better effects. 12:33
Tea and coffee are ranked #2 after water in the aforementioned ranking of beverages. Drinking unfiltered coffee may raise cholesterol levels, but filtered coffee is a better option. Caffeine has been shown to improve arterial function and enhance the migration of endothelial progenitor cells, but may impair blood flow to the heart muscle during exercise. Tea consumption has been shown to have a beneficial effect on coronary circulation, while the addition of milk may undermine the protective
effects.
Lasse
Thank you for your recap! 💐
OMG!!! BIG Thank you on this......No offense to Greger as he tries to cram as much information in a little time as possible, but sometimes it just becomes over whelming to digest what he says because of the many times he cites conflicting studies or information....which, quite frankly, leaves me confused on what exactly I should be eating or doing or not eating or not doing....anyway, this is wonderfully helpful!
Reading it it easier to digest
And retain thank you!
Thank you good research, now I will go take my daily cup of coffee. 😘 😘
...I'll have a large medium-roast coffee please...🤪🤪.
We are lucky to have someone like you on this planet
Agreed!
That’s for sure
I love the sarcastic questions like "maybe it's worth it?" I think it's time to allow the information to affect my behavior, make coffee a rare thing, and switch to green tea for good. I value healthy blood flow more than attachment to a particular flavor that will fade if I let it. Thanks Doctor G!
@cricketjam but he said he drinks 3 cups coffee a day, plus black and herbal tea
So much valuable information in such a entertaining way. This guy is awesome.
When it comes to cholesterol, what about cold brew (or "Toddy") coffee? It takes 12 to 24 hours to brew and uses a very thick cotton filter (about a quarter inch thick), so there is far less oil in the coffee. This is why it tastes so good. It's nice and smooth.
More people like Dr. Greger are needed. The world would be a good plece.
Dandelion tea is a healthier alternative to coffee which I suspect why you can find it on many supermarket shelves next to coffee... similar texture to coffee without the side effects of leaching calcium from bones.
It's full of oxalates so no it's not.
That stuff is nasty, I might try mushroom coffee the at some point when I can find the right source
Would appreciate a summary at the end of overall findings but I really appreciate this regardless!
I find myself listening, collecting factoids, especially ones relevant to me, relevant to my own experiences, my recent preferences, or goals I might have. E.g. i will feel more adverse to drinking medium or light roast coffee because it stimulates more stomach acid production, and I have been discomforted by this experience with coffees in the past, and don’t want to repeat it -unless I need it for unusually serious digestion.
These already are pretty dense, carefully selected summaries. I find that having clear questions or purposes of your own in mind, makes this more useful, helpful, and understandable.
I feel like I need charts and/or a consultation after all of the information to consider.
🤯
Say what??!!?😂
There is software for that. Both qualitative software data analysis and quantitative. Some of the software will merge mixed methods like SPSS works with NVivo. @Jim T
Appreciate your commitment Doctor. It is unfortunate you are the exception rather than the rule. If there were more like you the world would be a much better place for all of us.
From my experience the disruptive effects that caffeine has on sleep is not worth any benefits that it may have.
Rather than artificially propping myself up at work with coffee, I’ve started working on my natural energy and earning a cup of strong green tea to relax at the end of my day. It’s healthier and actually benefits my mental health, whereas coffee drinkers are not known for their Zen dispositions.
I replaced coffee with 1-3 minutes of light exercise at work, I do a few sets of stairs or squats/lunges at my desk - anything I can do at work for a couple minutes to get my heartrate up a little, it seems crazy but it has almost the same effect as coffee and I've noticed way more energy at work.
Jump rope during lunch break is my caffeine replacement
Green tea has enough caffeine to effect your alertness and sleep quality. Better you drink cammomile or somthing else.
@@liorlevi7677 Green Tea also has L-Thiamine which reduces anxiety and curbs the edge of caffeine
@@poptartmadison3216 sure , but it doesnt block caffeine. I dont remember exactly but it makes your brain produce less glutamate from the caffeine and more gaba so it counteracts the anxiety effects. I would carfull drinking green tea Close to sleep. I drink it in the mif morning hours.
Also the amout of theanine in it relatevly small it should be tested for it's effects.
How does instant coffee fit into the sceam of things. I would like to know as I'm English and a tea drinker, no milk nor sugar. Ive been thinking of having a cup of instant coffee at brakefast time.
Ps, I've learnt such alot from your videos, I'm sure a plant based diet is helping me, a 70 year old with HSP that kicked in during my mid 30's.
Thank you.
I would like to know as well, about instant coffee and cholesterol!
Instant coffee is all I drink-bustello(cuban dark), megaglia espresso, jacob's(German light roast). Good or bad?
He said both paper and non-paper filtered coffee both raise bad cholesterol but also said instant is best vs high cholesterol.
I only heard him mention it during the discussion on cholesterol at the beginning.
"It depends somewhat on how much you drink. The cholesterol-raising compounds in coffee, cafestol and kahweol, are found in very low levels in instant coffee and in filtered coffee"
Thanks for the video. I am wondering about the acrylamide in coffee from roasting, though. Then, add in heavy metals in coffee and tea and that can be the case even with organic coffees and teas. So, seems like we need an alternative hot drink.
One half scoop of Decaf with one half scoop of chicory is my new morning drink. My goodness I did not realize how addictive my caffeine habit was until I tried to cut down. Talk about a drug habit!
Michael Brasch/// chicory, yum!
So you finally got off it completely?
@@aumnamashivaya4 I am down the the 1/2 scoop of Decaf and 1/2 scoop of Chicory.
I am on one coffee a day in the early morning. Anymore then I get neurological shocks somewhere in the body but one large-latte in the early morning gets my digestion going and (I think) is good for me. And mentally it kind of makes life worth living - which is an important health factor eh?
@@user_375a82 /// I don't like it when people get radical about food. One morning cup of coffee wakes us up. You will not get addicted on your daily cup of coffee.
Well balanced approach on everything is the key. I've done it for years, and I can skip coffee for months if I want to.
No coffee then. In the greater scheme of things in life it is a no biggie and no brainer. I find it addictive, each time I restart it again I end up with 3-4 cups a day after a few weeks, so better for me not to touch it. When I stop drinking it I go through a few days of withdrawal symptoms with bad headaches, each time I restart it I go through a day of shakes. I do this coffee seesaw because of conflicting information we hear, but after this will not touch it anymore. Thank you.
Sound like my ground hog day coffee habit. And it's is of course and addiction...even decaf which still has caffeine for us caffeine-sensitive folks .... gnashing my teeth and jaw clenching at 10 pm from decaf I stopped drinking by noon!!
Me same but I settled to ONE Latte early mornings followed by the "zoomies" and then that's it, until the following day. Makes life worth living again.
This was so interesting. I am going to quit my 1 cup in the morning light roast coffee and replace it with green tea and see if my cholesterol goes down.
The problem I have with coffee is that it raises my blood pressure - a lot. Even decaf coffee and tea. That was not discussed at all.
May I suggest green tea and herbal teas? I can't have more than one cup coffee per day, or
else you will find me dancing on the ceiling. 🤯and can't stop talking.
@@carollen5601 I know what you mean. Too much for me and I tell my wife let's go running. :) I am a big fan of green tea and herbal teas but I wanted to try adding coffee sometimes. I have been monitoring my BP closely and coffee really jumps it up as much as 20 points. Green tea jumps it up less and I recover from that more quickly but still brings it up too high. I am trying ACV to better regulate BP with caffeine. It's an ongoing experiment. My BP has been on the low side of normal. I would like to keep it there.
@@chimpta /// Hi Mark, my blood pressure is most of the time low. I have one cup of coffee daily and it's all I need to start the day. I'm very fussy, like the dark Italian roast beans, grind the beans myself, and always use a filter, add a pinch of salt inside the filter. My favorite is
Lavazza Super Crema Espresso Whole Beans.
Would have some information regarding coffee consumption with bone health, too. 🤔
It all depends on how much coffee you drink a day. A cup or two is not going to affect your bones (calcium).
Advice on Instant coffee consumption. upside? downside?
My solution for years: Paper filtered dark roasted beans, freshly ground.
Not more than one cup per day; drink in morning only, then walk for 30 minutes.
Thanks Dr Greger.
@Benson /// I don't totally agree. Addictions can be controlled. Coffee is not toxic, drink it with a coconut coffee cream. One cup daily is great for your health. The higher sugar energy drinks are real bad, give those up.
@Eva /// I agree it's not an addiction if we have one cup coffee daily. I'm watching closely on the "far out" advice lately on quite a few foods. " Remember balance is important...everything in moderation is the key. Have that glass of wine on xmas day, treat yourself. I've seen some go crazy over food, living in fear of food is not healthy.
Best regards!
@Eva 💕 💕
@@benson5967 OK so end up doing nothing and be low-key all the time.
Love my coffee!
Shoot. I do French press daily, hot. But, my favorite tasting coffee is a cold brew, paper filtered, French press! I guess I’ll start filtering my hot French press, too.
Cold brew always wins!
Very interesting. Thank you.
I have always used black dark roast coffee to control my weight. It works. It seems to affect appetite.
Adipose Rex/// if you drink it before a meal, you eat less.
So you undereat?
@@eilisniaisi5954 /// undereat is not a word. I make sure I don't over indulge in good food.
Do plant milks also reduce the benefits of tea?
be careful with plant milks they are full of vegetable oil read label's very dangerous ingredient's in most fake mike products
I love these podcasts!
I like the info, detest the delivery. I find it super irritating. The fast/slow, "put it to the test" routine is way past its use by date imo. Soft fruit and tomatoes would be preferable to hard fruits or potatoes when you throw things at me
@@tosca... Luckily your opinion counts for very little, Troll.
@@AndrewPawley11 Dude, criticism shouldn't hurt you so much. If I'm a troll, how do I have this opinion? I've been a subscriber, a donor and a purchaser of Greger's books for too many years to count. And, that's why I have the opinion I have. And instead of being an internet botnik why not trust that the right to free speech will protect you all who need protection from someone so shocking as me.
@@tosca... The "I'm a vegan but ..." argument is the latest line from troll accounts working for the meat industry trying - unsuccessfully - to limit the effectiveness of this channel. So you're not shocking, just pathetic.
@@tosca... Same. For me it's the slurring speach which makes it difficult to follow, especially as a non native English speaker. And even though he may provide a lot of helpful information, I have the impression that sometimes his look on things is one-sided - that was evident in his videos on oil-pulling.
sip till i see time
no animal suffer for cafein
I love the energy and buzz it gives. I have a super low tolerance. Maybe one tsp of grounds get me zoomin. But if gives me anxiety and headaches like a few hours later.
Same, after coffee I get the "zoomies" and buy stupid stuff that I regret later - mad in other words. lol.
I know there's more to it than meets the eye...but,The Blue Zone countries in the Mediterranean,Ikaria and Sardinia drink Espresso.
Just saying.
What about using used coffee grounds in baking? Any bad effects?
Hooray for tea.
What about decaffeinated instant coffee, good or bad? Using Mt Hagen decaf sprinkled on food.
Thank you Thank you, for making this video, you gave a huge amount of guidance on light VS dark and paper filtered VS non paper filtered pro's and con's right there in the
first 2 minutes of the video, Wow!!!. I just started this learning curve regarding coffee as a I am a long term 1 cup a day coffee drinker and now struggle with high cholesterol
and trying to understand why, but does anyone here know if paper filtered coffee is going to be more ''tasteless'' because your filtering those oils ?
From what i got from this video, Decaf-paper-Filtered coffee, is the best solution... apart from tea.
Paper-Filtered coffee has good taste.. specially if you get some flavored one... like Hazelnuts flavor.
What about Keurig coffee? Thanks
Did I miss whether or not coffee had helpful affects on our liver? Or was that not covered. I actually recently started drinking coffee because I thought there was scientific research that said it was good for our liver.
It says so in his book
Wonder about the single serve coffee makers that use pods
Pods have a paper filter in them! Most anyway. Cut yours open to find out!
Are reusable organic cotton or hemp filters equally good at capturing the cholesterol-causing compound? Cafestol I think!!?
What about expresso? You don't get any grounds in the coffee, so do we still need to paper filter it? I tried it and without the 'froth' or brown/yellow foam that I assume contains oils you don't get that euphoric hit after drinking fresh coffee, just feels like caffeine instead.
Espresso is a very dark roast, so it should be okay. I understand that espresso also has less caffeine than lighter roasts.
I only drink black, decaf, dark roast, drip coffee. This has nothing to do with health what so ever. I dont necessarily think this is the healthiest way to drink it. I only ever drink coffee for the taste and that way taste good to me (and let's me sleep at night)
I am lost when it comes to "pod capsule" coffees such as a Keurig. Under what category would that fall?
decaf instant coffee?
Dark rose coffee it can't be fined in our area I could Ve test.
general rule: if the ratio of pleasure to ~> health cost is high. then enjoy it as a blessing…trying to avoid all fun, to prolong a dull existence, wastes a lot of energy 🤣
Just drink green tea!
Okay thanks for sharing i am going to look for tea alternatives i love coffee i have to find something similar in taste but its tea wish me luck 🤞
Do cloth filters work as well as paper filters? What category would vacuum coffee makers fall into, like Bodum vacuum makers? Thank you.
Cloth filter is probably too porous to prevent the coffee oil from going through. Paper does a better job.
I prefer roasting my own, but now that I'm "decaff man" the options are more limited and also so is my time. Sweet Maria's has some fantastic SWP decaf, green coffee beans for roasting. But I drink more of my "industrial" backup 8 O-clock whole bean decaf. Ethiopian is my favorite, lightly roasted, but just a treat now and then.
I’ll have to look up Sweet Maria’s. Thanks for the suggestion.
Come on, it's coffee, not cigarettes or cocaine. At some point you have to make a decision how far to go down the rabbit hole before microanalyzing everything in your life and your food starts to become your life, which really is no life at all. Even subjecting coffee to a simple personal risk-benefit analysis seems like too much, but I get that we all do that to unconsciously to some degree with almost everything we do. Billions of people drink it. Billions of people live into their 80s and even 90s. For me at least, there are far more important things in life to focus on. But like they say, you do you.
don't forget vegetables are trying to kill you too according to Chaffey and Dr Berry
So if you drink coffee it best be a decaffeinated medium roast filter paper coffee?
No, he said instant is best against bad cholesterol but didn't give any specific numbers nor studies to back that up.
Caffeine shouldn't be the issue since he recommends Green tea, which has caffeine.
@@alwayslearning7672 You are right but for the wrong reason…; its other compounds that are removed by the decaffeination process, which is why it is preferred. He recommends tea if you want caffeine (theine).
Dr Greger, do you ever drink coffee? And if you do ... what type ... how much ... how often ???
He drinks hibiscus tea.
what about a plastic coffee filter?
Not good either, too porous. It lets the oil through which the problem for blood cholesterol.
@@okamsug i see, thanks. maybe i can just put paper filters in the machine i got which came with a plastic filter
I’ll have a Café-Mocha Vodka-Marijuana Latte to go, Please 🙏😋🙃🌱
I have been doing espresso straight out of a puck for > a decade and had an LDL of 78?
I was wondering I there are any studies about double or maybe even triple filtering. To get out all the fats.
I've read studies saying coffee is good for dementia prevention. Thats why I would include coffee.
Thank you.
i just avoid the whole coffee and stimulants, then i get all the benefits and none of the drawbacks.
Summary ??
I would like a very short and sharp resume of results 🙃😺
Is coffee good for the brain?
Maybe "The Brain Docs" (Channel here on YT) has something on it.
I though coffee was associated with lower Alzheimer’s risk and is good for people with Parkinson’s?
Caffeinated:bad tea:good decaffeinated:good conclusion: skip 🤷♂️ I thought coffee was good?
Skip it. The processing is horrible for your health and hard on your adrenal glands. It's an addictive drug.
I love the intro.
Things change so much which is what I appreciate about this channel. Always open to new research... I remember a very large study that was done a long time ago on coffee where older people lived longer when they drank several cups. Now Im left confused. paper Filtered coffee better it seems but coffee seems to be an overall negative for cholesterol. Im going to relisten to the whole thing...
❤coffee so hard on liver. So bad for us…talk about a money business 😢😢
Where's the data to support this? I'd like to see what you're speaking of. Are you a researcher or physician?
I wonder how the dr feels about mushroom coffee
What is that? Coffee blended with mushroom extract/powder or just mushrooms and other non-coffee ingredients?
Always interesting info - but I love the small of taste of coffee 🙃🎵🖤🎶
I grind decaf beans every single day--for the aroma mostly. The flavor later. Caffeine doesn't work for me-causes problems. Decaf rules!
an incredible nutrition resource!
Thank God im English,and only drink tea, its very civilised 😂
Done with coffee.
Of course the amount of other foods in the stomach has nothing whatever to do with your estimation of what it's doing gin the stomach. It doesn't matter for instance whether your stomach is full of cream, or whisky? Whether the coffee might have cream in it? But then, being a vegan, it wouldn't even occur to you that there would be cream in the coffee.
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NOOOO, I love espresso coffee, but I also have high cholesterol...
last time I drank coffee it blew the lining out of my colon and other caffeinated beverages do not do that!
i have read that coffee reduces risk of diabetes, dementia, nafld.
of course, there are downsides. nevertheless, i enjoy my morning joe.
everything in life has risks and rewards.
With all due respect to Dr Greger (I credit his work for the fact that I'm still alive), if we take to heart and try to follow most of what he discusses, I can't see a couple cups of black, drip brewed coffee a day being harmful.
Coffee weakens your adrenal glands. Neither. Weak adrenal glands = weak kidneys. Weak kidneys = health issues of all kinds.
Skip it. You'll feel better mentally.
YMMV
Coffee causes too much anxiety issues after a while in me.
Coffee blows. Apples cured my heart burn!
In one of your videos you indicate that about 3 or four cups a day of coffee appears to be good for health. The problem is that you don't define what that means. A cup of coffee, culturally speaking here in the United States, is 12 ounces, but a serving of coffee is usually measured as 6 ounces. So when you say 3 or 4 cups, do you mean 36 to 48 ounces or 18 to 24 ounces?
Doc. I love your channel but the beginning of this has my head spinning. As an ICU nurse I know we all die. Some just more miserably than others wich is why I listen to you
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Holy crap!! They lost 6 lbs by switching the coffee roast!!!! Thats an insane result, Osempic like..
This why I drink coffee.
Coffee or die❤
....And what is the cause of the contrast in rates of esophageal cancer between the populations of the Far East and the UK, both of which drink significant amounts of tea regularly? The population with very low rates most commonly adds what to their tea? Is it better to have the tannins bind to the esophagus instead of the cream or milk? The complexities involved in these large numbers of studies over so many years go well beyond what you cover in your summations, and sometimes contradict what a listener / viewer will take away from them.
Would you please make a point? ( Coffee lowers arterial function and then improve s and then has so many benefits.... GOSH
not his style to tell you want to do, but to reveal the studies and sort them out for us to make up our own minds. ALSO his podcasts are typically a pile of audio from several different videos posted over the last dozen years or so.
@@wadepatton2433 I generally trust what he tends to research and approve.... Sometimes I watch/ scoure the internet and take on board everything ( especially from proper sources) before making up my mind.... Honestly I myself felt surprised when I read the comment today 😝
So.....coffee is 'off the list'.....aaahhhh!!! I drink coffee because I enjoy the drink, not for any health reasons. All in all, it seems that the negatives connected with coffee far outweigh the visceral pleasure of drinking this wonderful brew. This is very sad news
So no answer.
This content looses a lot without the original presentations in video.
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Coffee enemas?
Coffe sip or skip?Really?You did an amaizing job and presented it into a wrong form.Everybody would think this is a video about the fairness of drinking coffe.Instead here u are mumbleling about light roasted coffe and dark roasted coffe.Pick your titles better man
7:54 Sorry, but I’ll stick to my low carb high fat diet that results in low triglycerides and high hdl. A much better marker of metabolic health.
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So, because you do. We should all just take your word for all that you have to say. Just suck it all up and believe every word you say without a single question. YES MASTER, YES MASTER.
No coffee is best . end of discussion.There is no health benefit in Coffee avoid it.