Journal
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
Volume 58, Issue 2, Pages 865-878Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-018-1726-x
Keywords
Green coffee; Antioxidant; Chlorogenic acid; Cardiovascular health; Inflammation; Weight control
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- Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitivity [AGL2010-18269, AGL2015-69986-R]
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PurposeCoffee is rich in bioactive compounds with health beneficial properties, with green coffee presenting higher phenol content than roasted. We evaluated the effects of regularly consuming realistic amounts of a green/roasted coffee blend on cardiovascular health-related biomarkers.MethodsA randomized, cross-over, controlled study was carried out in 25 normocholesterolemic [total cholesterol (TC)<200mg/dL] and 27 hypercholesterolemic (TC 200-240mg/dL) subjects. During 8 weeks, volunteers consumed 6g/day of soluble green/roasted (35:65) coffee or a control beverage (water or an isotonic drink). Blood pressure, heart rate and body weight were monitored at the end of each intervention, and serum lipids [TC, HDL-C, LDL-C, VLDL-C, triglycerides and phospholipids], cytokines and chemokines (IL-1, IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-7, IL-10, IL-12, IL-13, IL-17, G-CSF, GM-CSF, MCP-1, MIP-1, TNF-, INF-), adhesion molecules (ICAM-1, VCAM-1), and C-reactive protein were measured. Plasma antioxidant capacity (FRAP, ORAC and ABTS methods), and lipid (malondialdehyde, MDA) and protein (carbonyl groups, CG) oxidation were also determined.ResultsAttending to the general lineal model of variance for repeated measures, after the green/roasted coffee intervention significant reductions in TC, LDL-C, VLDL-C and triglycerides levels (p=0.006, 0.001, 0.003 and 0.017, respectively), and a significant group effect were observed (0.001, <0.001, 0.019 and 0.027, respectively). Only within the hypercholesterolemic group, attending to the Bonferroni test, the aforementioned lipid parameters were significantly lower after regular green/roasted coffee intake compared to baseline values. Moreover, after the coffee stage, plasma antioxidant capacity improved, according to the increase in ORAC and FRAP values (p<0.001 and p<0.001, respectively) and decrease of MDA (p=0.015) and CG (p<0.001) levels, without differences between groups. Systolic (p=0.001) and diastolic (p<0.001) blood pressure, heart rate (p=0.035), and body weight (p=0.017) were reduced in both normo- and hypercholesterolemic groups.ConclusionRegular consumption of moderate amounts of a soluble green/roasted (35:65) coffee blend may contribute to improve cardiovascular health in moderately hypercholesterolemic people, as reducing serum lipids, blood pressure and body weight effects, as well as increasing plasma antioxidant capacity, have been observed. Moreover, positive influences on blood pressure, body weight, and plasma antioxidant capacity were obtained in the healthy group. Therefore, incorporation of green coffee beans into the coffee brew can be recommended as part of a dietary strategy to protect from cardiovascular disease.
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