Instant Coffee Is Negatively Associated with Telomere Length: Finding from Observational and Mendelian Randomization Analyses of UK Biobank
Instant Coffee Is Negatively Associated with Telomere Length: Finding from Observational and Mendelian Randomization Analyses of UK Biobank
Telomere length, as a biomarker of accelerated aging, is closely related to many chronic diseases. We aimed to explore the association between coffee consumption and telomere length. Our study included 468,924 participants from the UK Biobank. Multivariate linear models (observational analyses) were...
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Hahaha MR-PRESSO in an article about coffee.
Does anyone have ideas as to why instant coffee may have higher levels of lead contamination than regular coffee?
Like does the freeze/spray drying add the potential for it or maybe people who use instant coffee tend to drink more of it or in higher concentrations?
Just some speculation, maybe sourcing cheaper/multiple kinds of beans? Is instant coffee single source? If it's not it could be that some of the beans that are being sourced have higher lead content. I know for example that lead is a problem in tea leaves if not monitored for, as the plants will take up lead from the soil.
Instant gets much higher extraction than any other form of brewing. Hypothetically, it's more likely to extract trace metals at higher concentrations than other methods.