From the Coffee Shop

The (Wrong) Choice of Decaf Coffee Can Raise Your Bad Cholesterol Level

Who would ever think that the choice made in selecting a decaf coffee would make a difference in the level of your LDL cholesterol? Apparently so, from research findings by Dr. H. Robert Superko of the Fuqua Heart Center in Atlanta.  This goes back to a study in 2005 led by Dr. Superko and presented to the American Heart Association. In the study, 187 coffee drinkers were randomly assigned to three groups of people and studied for an eight week period: those who daily drank three to five cups of decaf coffee; those who drank the same amount of caffeinated coffee; and those who drank no coffee.   No creamers of sweeteners...

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