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From eNewsletter 5/11/2026

DID YOU KNOW that a recent study about coffee, which was trending in the mainstream media, is a cautionary tale about doing your due diligence when it comes to research funding?

A study from Nature Communications lauded the beneficial effects of coffee on the microbiota–gut–brain axis. However, when you delve into details of the study, including the authors and who funded it, right there in black in white it says "funded by Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee (ISIC)". The author had also been paid speakers and received past research funding from food companies that manufacture and sell coffee (i.e. Nestle).

Luckily, you have us to sift through studies that are independent or not :)

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