--- description: Researchers have found a link between higher caffeine consumption and lower ED title: Drinking Coffee May Fight Against Erectile Dysfunction image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteed15b5999c2b00d/6988515235ba6f512cc0d68b/coffee.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Health](/section/health/) ## Health Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Diet & Nutrition](/tag/dietnutrition/) ## Diet & Nutrition Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Drinking Coffee May Fight Against Erectile Dysfunction by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 22, 2015 1:07 PM CUT  Drop of milk in cup of coffee Drop of milk in cup of coffeeWestend61—Getty Images by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 22, 2015 1:07 PM CUT Good news for coffee drinkers: a few cups a day could help curb men’s [risk for erectile dysfunction](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/coffee-could-reduce-risk-of-erectile-dysfunction/ "undefined"). A new study from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston found that men who drink more caffeine (the equivalent of about two or three cups of coffee) are less likely to experience erectile dysfunction than their peers who consume little or no caffeine, according to CBS News. Researchers can’t prove causality in this finding, but they suggest the correlation could be true because caffeine helps relax muscles and arteries, allowing freer blood flow. The finding does not seem to apply, however, to diabetics, who face higher risks of erectile dysfunction. \[[_CBS_](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/coffee-could-reduce-risk-of-erectile-dysfunction/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3893823/coffee-erectile-dysfunction/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3893823/coffee-erectile-dysfunction/"},"headline":"Drinking Coffee May Fight Against Erectile Dysfunction","datePublished":"2015-05-22T13:07:34.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T07:33:49.109Z","description":"Researchers have found a link between higher caffeine consumption and lower ED","url":"https://time.com/3893823/coffee-erectile-dysfunction/","keywords":["Diet & Nutrition","Caffeine","Coffee"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteed15b5999c2b00d/6988515235ba6f512cc0d68b/coffee.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Begley","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/"}],"articleSection":"Health","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteed15b5999c2b00d/6988515235ba6f512cc0d68b/coffee.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"531204531","caption":"531204531","creditText":"Westend61—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/health/","name":"Health"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/dietnutrition/","name":"Diet & Nutrition"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3893823/coffee-erectile-dysfunction/","name":"Drinking Coffee May Fight Against Erectile Dysfunction"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Should I Drink Red Wine?","description":"Cheers to your health! All five of our experts give red wine a purple-stained smile.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/JLVLyuEq/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-03-12T14:14:34.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/JLVLyuEq.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3893823/coffee-erectile-dysfunction/","duration":"PT1M35S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3893823/coffee-erectile-dysfunction/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```