I don't think this is true. While it's possible that coffee can raise cholesterol levels, it doesn't actual contain any. Here's what the top result off Google

I don't think this is true. While it's possible that coffee can raise cholesterol levels, it doesn't actual contain any. Here's what the top result off Google for [coffee cholesterol] says: Though brewed coffee does not contain actual cholesterol, it does have two natural oils that contain chemical compounds -- cafestol and kahweol -- which can raise cholesterol levels. https://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/coffee-cholesterol-connection https://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/coffee-choleste... So yes, filtering probably makes a difference, but not because it's taking out "abundant" cholesterols.