Dave Osofsky wrote:
>I know that coffee isn't strictly paleo, but it seems like a lot of people on this list still drink it. My question is this: In Neanderthin, Ray said the #1 thing that elevates your cholesterol is drinking coffee that has not been percolated or filtered through paper. Part of the reason I am going toward a paleo lifestyle is my elevated cholesterol, so I was concerned about this.
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Here is a URL.
http://www.mercola.com/2001/feb/28/coffee_cholesterol.htm
Some of this is based on a scandinavian study comparing filtered and
nonfiltered (boiled) coffee.
Percolated coffee is said to be the worst.
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>I need a new coffee maker, and a lot of the better ones are vaccuum or drip and filter the coffee through a fine metal mesh instead of a paper filter. Is this bad? Could anyone steer me in the right direction? Thanks!
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You can find drip coffee makers which take a paper filter. That's what
my husband did, also he
only drinks decaf coffee.
Lynnet