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Originally Posted by rubicon
You and I agree that the prime motivator for much of this diet talk is money. It explains why today something is bad or good but suddenly it is not.
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Yes, people often think about the coffee debate. There were reports of it being bad and then reports of it being good. I tend to believe the truth is somewhere in the middle. I think it has both good and bad health aspects to it and it just depends on who's doing the research. If the coffee industry is funding the research, they will be looking for the good qualities of coffee and they will find them. If it's a beverage competitor funding the research, they will look for the bad qualities and they will find them.
I think there are some studies that show people live longer if they drink about two cups per day. I think the reason is that the average coffee drinker doesn't like healthy non-starchy vegetables. They eat few healthy vegetables and therefore don't get enough antioxidants in their system. In that case coffee makes up for it by providing some antioxidants.
I believe the bad side is that coffee is thought to put an acid load on the body and that could cause calcium to be leached out. And if coffee is taking the place of vegetables, the opportunity is lost to have more fiber. And then there's the stimulant issue.
And the same could be true of other foods because many food items have both good and bad qualities. It just takes a lot of work figure out what works best when money is involved and not all research can be trusted.