Drinking unfiltered coffee might raise your 'bad' cholesterol a lot, and that could make heart health worse — this is based on some studies, but we’re not sure how solid those studies are.

From: The effects of foods on LDL cholesterol levels: A systematic review of the accumulated evidence from systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials.

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Drinking unfiltered coffee might raise your 'bad' cholesterol a lot, and that could make heart health worse — this is based on some studies, but we’re not sure how solid those studies are.

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Unfiltered coffee consumption is likely to cause a moderate to large increase in LDL cholesterol levels, based on evidence from randomized controlled trials (with unverified methods), and this represents a dietary factor that may worsen hypercholesterolemia.

What the research says

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Study: The effects of foods on LDL cholesterol levels: A systematic review of the accumulated evidence from systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials.

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