Good day.
A colleague of mine regularly eats the leftover grounds after drinking Turkish coffee. I have also encountered the consumption of whole coffee beans as part of a Spanish drink. Isn't this too much of a shock for the body (e.g., due to the high concentration of caffeine or for other reasons)? Could the consumption of coffee grounds have any positive effects? I actually use it more for fertilizing plants :D.
Thank you for the response.
Coffee grounds are waste and should be treated as such. Consider their consumption as a health risk, as regular doses or larger quantities, due to the higher concentration of certain substances, can irritate the mucous membrane of the digestive tract. Scientific literature also indicates their ability to raise levels of total and LDL cholesterol, for which the compounds cafestol and kahweol are responsible.
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Mgr. Martin Jelinek
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Nutrition educator, lecturer, and author of the educational system and the ZOF learning application.
Mgr. Martin Jelínek has been systematically involved in nutrition education since 1999. He is the founder of ATAC, the educational company behind NutriCourses, and the author of an educational system focused on nutrition, healthy lifestyle, and the practical application of nutrition knowledge.
He graduated from the Faculty of Science at Masaryk University in Brno. Throughout his professional career, he has combined nutrition, education, and the practical application of acquired knowledge. His educational system also includes the ZOF (Zone of Optimal Functioning) learning application, where students turn theory into practical work with meal plans.
In 2007, he launched the first intake of a six-month course focused on the education of nutrition advisors. Over time, this course became the foundation for the further development of the educational system and a range of specialised courses.