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Tim Spector and barista James Hoffmann join Jonathan Wolf to explore the science of coffee: its effects on gut microbiome, metabolism, and cardiovascular health. Coffee is far more complex than caffeine.
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Wolf and Spector explain that how coffee is processed and prepared changes its health effects dramatically. Unfiltered coffee (French press, espresso) contains diterpenes that raise cholesterol. Filtered coffee removes them. The processing environment determines the health outcome.
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Coffee is one of the largest sources of polyphenols in the Western diet — it feeds gut bacteria more than most vegetables people eat
Spector presents research showing coffee contains over 1,000 bioactive compounds beyond caffeine. For most Western adults, coffee is their primary source of polyphenols — plant compounds that feed beneficial gut bacteria.Was this useful?