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MEDICINE, Page 56Coffee AlertDecaf brews raise cholesterol
People who have switched to decaffeinated coffee for health
reasons got a nasty jolt last week. At a meeting of the American
Heart Association, Stanford researchers reported a study of 181
middle-aged men showing that among those who exchanged
decaffeinated for regular coffee, levels of harmful LDL cholesterol
rose an average of 7%. That could increase the risk of heart attack
an estimated 12%.
What causes the jump in LDL? Stanford's Dr. Robert Superko
suggests the answer may lie in the coffee beans. Regular coffee
uses the milder arabica variety, while decaf brews rely on the
stronger robusta beans. More research is needed to pinpoint which
of the more than 500 ingredients in the beans might be responsible.