Day: October 10, 2024

Filter coffee or espresso: the healthiest coffee is…

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Austrians drink around 2.6 cups of coffee every day. This corresponds to around 1,000 cups or 145 liters per year. The different brewing methods have advantages and disadvantages—and not just in terms of taste. But which preparation method is healthier – filter coffee or espresso? The answer: it depends… The advantages of filter coffeeFilter coffee has been making a comeback for some years now—not only because of its taste but also because of its health benefits. The substances cafestol and kahweol, which increase LDL cholesterol in the blood, remain in…

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Global warming above 1.5 degrees has irreversible consequences

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Greenhouse gas emissions are currently being insufficiently reduced, which is why some people are flirting with the idea of allowing the global temperature rise to exceed 1.5 degrees, Austrian scientists complain. Even if the climate could be cooled down again later by removing CO2 from the atmosphere, much of the damage would be irreparable, they explain in the scientific journal “Nature”.Carl-Friedrich Schleussner and Joeri Rogelj from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Laxenburg (Lower Austria) and an international team carried out model calculations to determine the consequences…

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