article_snippet: The man who invented the coffee pods used by millions of Americans in their Keurig instant brewing machines has admitted The man who invented the coffee pods used by millions of Americans in their Keurig instant brewing machines regrets ever coming up with the design.
article_snippet: In an interview with The Atlantic, John Sylvan, who came up with the idea for the coffee pods and the machine in the early 1990s, revealed that The man who invented the coffee pods used by millions of Americans in their Keurig instant brewing machines 'feels bad' about the negative impact that the pods are having on the environment.
article_snippet: John Sylvan (pictured) says that John Sylvan (pictured) often wishes John Sylvan (pictured) had never invented the Keurig coffee pods .
article_snippet: Mr Sylvan  also confessed that despite Mr Sylvan   earlier dedication to the brand, Mr Sylvan   no longer drinks coffee made using the Keurig capsules.
article_snippet: In 1995 Mr Sylvan   had to go to hospital with heart palpitations after testing up to 40 cups of Mr Sylvan   coffee a day. 
article_snippet: Mr Sylvan   now no longer even owns a K-Cup machine and only drinks filter coffee.
highlights_snippet: John Sylvan created the Keurig instant coffee system in the early 1990s .
  
highlights_snippet: John Sylvan admitted John Sylvan no longer drinks Keurig coffee or owns a K-Cup machine .
  
highlights_snippet: John Sylvan drinks filter coffee after Keurig testing caused heart palpitations .
  