I was listening to the podcast of Ben Greenfield (author of Beyond Training) and was finding everything somewhat interesting until I came across a specific segment where he links coffee to high LDL! This was something I had never heard before.
You can listen to the podcast here.
It all happens around the 38:10 mark. The theory goes something like this:
Coffee contains ‘cafestol’ and ‘kahweol’ which are compounds called diterpenes. These are found specifically in the oils of coffee beans.… Read More