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Lower Your Cholesterol : Reduce The Intake Of Caffeine
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HOW IT HARMS
One such natural way to reduce cholesterol levels is to reduce the intake of caffeine. Many of us might not know that intake of caffeine adds to the cholesterol levels in our body. Also many of us don’t know how much caffeine we intake. People working in the office are not aware how many cups of coffee do they drink while working in the office. Under the pressure of work they tend to divert their pressure at the coffee counter to that cup of coffee that they drink without knowing what harm it may or, to be precise, it is causing to them.
Caffeine is a component found in coffee. Actually coffee contains two chemicals, which are identified to be raising cholesterol levels. Those chemicals are Cafestol and Kahweol. These chemicals are a member of a chemical family called Diterpenes in coffee oils. The amount of Diterpenes depends upon the brewing method. Drip-brewed coffee, instant coffee and percolated coffee contain only minimal amount of Diterpenes. But boiled coffees such as Greek, Turkish, espresso and those made in French “press” coffeemaker have quite a greater amount of Diterpenes and contributes to increase in the cholesterol levels.
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CONCLUSION
Though there are many type of drugs available in the market and kind of surgeries available it is always better to have natural ways of treating such disease because already the person suffering from cholesterol level is suffering from it, so by carrying more side effects from the medicines will only add to the pain. Therefore by just taking care of your caffeine intake you can reduce your cholesterol level to a greater extent.
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