[kyykky]

Espresso/cappuccino usage will increase cholesterol in blood. Consider drinking filtered coffee instead.

[skissane]

This doesn’t make any sense - chemically espresso and filtered coffee are very similar. There are some subtle differences which contribute to the differences in taste between them, but it seems unlikely those make any contribution to cholesterol

Drinking a lot of cappuccinos could potentially raise cholesterol levels due to heavy milk consumption. But if you have them with skim milk, that reduces that problem.

Plus I personally have abnormally low blood cholesterol (in spite of a heavy cappuccino habit). My doctor thinks it is a harmless genetic mutation in cholesterol metabolism. At least one of my siblings has the same thing which supports my doctor’s theory.

[ndsipa_pomu]

It's the paper filter that absorbs most of the cafestol (which can raise LDL cholesterol).

[ndsipa_pomu]

I believe this is the reason that the AeroPress uses paper filters to reduce the cafestol (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafestol) significantly. Personally, I prefer using permanent metal filters in my AeroPress (for the flavour more than anything), but then I don't have high cholesterol so am not concerned about it and cafestol has been shown to be anti-carcinogenic and neuroprotective in animal studies.

[mariusor]

One is not like the other though. How does espresso increase cholesterol, it's just water and coffee in there, just like filter?

[ndsipa_pomu]

It's the cafestol that's in the coffee: https://academic.oup.com/mend/article/21/7/1603/2738489

Filter coffee uses a paper filter and paper filters can trap most of the cafestol.

[rich_sasha]

Is that right? You make me concerned. Could you suggest a source please? Thank you.

[globular-toast]

Coffee does contain oils that will "increase cholesterol" (meaning increase LDL/bad cholesterol specifically). Filters reduce the oil significantly but unfiltered methods like cafetière and espresso (which is the basis of cappuccino etc) let it all through. It's something to think about if your drinking many unfiltered coffees a day. It is possible to add a filter to espresso if you brew it yourself.

[ndsipa_pomu]

https://academic.oup.com/mend/article/21/7/1603/2738489

> Cafestol, a diterpene present in unfiltered coffee brews such as Scandinavian boiled, Turkish, and cafetière coffee, is the most potent cholesterol-elevating compound known in the human diet.

[mongol]

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8995942/