Comments on: Why drip when you can gurgle? http://sustainablesavannah.com/food/why-drip-when-you-can-gurgle/ Tracking sustainability news and events in Savannah, Georgia (and beyond) Tue, 08 May 2012 06:50:55 +0000 hourly 1 By: Todd Luger http://sustainablesavannah.com/food/why-drip-when-you-can-gurgle/comment-page-1/#comment-250 Todd Luger Sat, 16 Feb 2008 18:09:55 +0000 http://sustainablesavannah.com/food/why-drip-when-you-can-gurgle/#comment-250 I am not a drip coffee drinker. I think I have two or three cups in my life. I did drink espresso for a while, but no longer. As soon as I read this, it reminded me of something I had read about percolated coffee. Prior to 1975, there was pretty strong association between coffee and heart disease, something which changed after that date. Researchers at John Hopkins believe the difference is due to chemical by-products produced by the percolation process that do not occur in the drip method. These dispensers raise serum cholesterol. For the details, see http://webhome.idirect.com/~wolfnowl/thyroid9.htm Caveat: I did not take the time to research the more recent literature, but I did find a journal article from the same period that has been cited in a number of peer-reviewed articles written in the past two years. See http://arjournals.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.nutr.17.1.305 I am not a drip coffee drinker. I think I have two or three cups in my life. I did drink espresso for a while, but no longer. As soon as I read this, it reminded me of something I had read about percolated coffee. Prior to 1975, there was pretty strong association between coffee and heart disease, something which changed after that date. Researchers at John Hopkins believe the difference is due to chemical by-products produced by the percolation process that do not occur in the drip method. These dispensers raise serum cholesterol. For the details, see http://webhome.idirect.com/~wolfnowl/thyroid9.htm

Caveat: I did not take the time to research the more recent literature, but I did find a journal article from the same period that has been cited in a number of peer-reviewed articles written in the past two years. See http://arjournals.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.nutr.17.1.305

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