Makes you wonder. Coffee is tasty, so we drink it, and find out much later it also has these awesome side effects. What if there are plants out there that have even better health effects, but we'll never get decades worth of data on their consumption because they taste bad?

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4gotunameagain 8 hours ago | parent [-]

You just described brussels sprouts !

(they too can get quite tasty in the oven though)

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crowbahr 8 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Brussels have chemically changed significantly over the past 20 years of genetic engineering - they're more nutritious than ever and are nowhere near as bitter!

	▲	wodenokoto 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		They are not genetically engineered, it’s mostly just selective breeding.

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PeterWhittaker 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Especially when you drizzle them with balsamic vinegar!

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antonvs 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

They taste bad to some people, apparently. I like them, as well as all the other cultivars of the Brassica oleracea species, like kale, broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower.