# Does Coffee Stimulate Thyroid Function? What the Research Shows

By Benedicte Lerche MSc PhD · THYROID DIET · Published 2020-09-20

> Coffee stimulates thyroid function, boosts metabolism, and provides key vitamins and minerals. Learn why Dr. Ray Peat recommended coffee as a daily part of a thyroid-supporting diet.

Among its many benefits, coffee stimulates thyroid function and helps you burn more calories. Coffee is also a source of important vitamins and minerals, and it has anti-inflammatory properties that support the kind of low-stress, Metabolic Living™ I teach in my book [Healing Metabolism Book Series](/books) and support hormonally through my [Hormone Restore™](/courses/hormone-restore) course.

## Dr. Ray Peat recommends drinking coffee!

According to [Dr. Ray Peat](/blog/who-is-dr-ray-peat), a world-leading thyroid expert, coffee has so many health benefits that it should be incorporated into your daily diet. Dr. Ray Peat recommended drinking coffee every day to stimulate thyroid function and prevent inflammatory diseases.

## Coffee stimulates thyroid function!

Coffee stimulates your thyroid function due to its high content of caffeine and thyroid-supporting vitamins and minerals. Coffee should therefore be a stable part of your daily thyroid-supporting diet plan. You can learn more about thyroid-promoting diet principles in my [Metabolic Food Mastery™](/courses/metabolic-food-mastery) course.

## Does coffee contain vitamins and minerals?

Coffee is a good source of minerals and B-vitamins, especially magnesium and vitamin B3. For more on how to combine coffee with a pro-metabolic diet, see my book [How to Boost Metabolism with Food](/books/how-to-boost-metabolism-with-food) and my [Metabolic Food Mastery™](/courses/metabolic-food-mastery) course. Both magnesium and vitamin B3 have many thyroid-promoting properties.

Related course: [Bioenergetic Supplements™](/courses/bioenergetic-supplements).

## How many cups of coffee is healthy?

There is no exact upper limit to how much coffee one can drink per day. Research has found that drinking more than five cups per day has very protective effects against Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, liver disease, and other conditions.

## Black coffee and blood sugar

If black coffee creates low blood sugar and stress-like reactions, avoid drinking it on an empty stomach. Instead, use coffee only with meals and/or add cream and sugar to your coffee.

## Want to learn more about thyroid-supporting nutrition?

In my [Metabolic Food Mastery™](/courses/metabolic-food-mastery) course, I cover which beverages are suitable in a thyroid-supporting diet, along with the full range of Dr. Ray Peat's thyroid-supporting dietary principles. My [Thyroid Optimization™](/courses/thyroid-optimization) course also includes important thyroid-supporting lifestyle recommendations to help you restore your energy and wellbeing.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Is coffee good or bad for thyroid health?

Coffee stimulates your thyroid function, due to its high content of caffeine and thyroid supporting [vitamins and minerals](/courses/bioenergetic-supplements). Thus coffee should be a stable part of your daily [thyroid supporting diet plan](/books/how-to-boost-metabolism-with-food).

Coffee is a good source of [minerals](/courses/bioenergetic-supplements) and B-vitamins, especially magnesium and vitamin B3. Both magnesium and vitamin B3 have many thyroid promoting properties.

### Did Dr. Ray Peat recommend coffee?

According to Dr. Ray Peat, a world-leading thyroid expert, coffee has so many health benefits that coffee should be incorporated into your daily diet. Dr. Ray Peat recommends drinking coffee every day to stimulate thyroid function and prevent inflammatory diseases.

### Can I drink coffee if I have hypothyroidism?

If black coffee creates low blood sugar and stress like reactions, avoid drinking black coffee on an empty stomach. Instead, use coffee only with meals and/or use cream and sugar with the coffee.

### How much coffee should I drink for thyroid health?

There is no exact upper limit to how much coffee one can use per day, and it has been found that more than five cups per day have very protective effects against Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, liver disease, etc.

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