--- title: Coffee May Help Fight Against Erectile Dysfunction description: Researchers have found a link between higher caffeine consumption and lower ED canonical: https://time.com/3893823/coffee-erectile-dysfunction/ author: Sarah Begley article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-05-22T13:07:34.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:59:10.106Z article:section: Health og:title: Drinking Coffee May Fight Against Erectile Dysfunction og:description: Researchers have found a link between higher caffeine consumption and lower ED og:url: https://time.com/3893823/coffee-erectile-dysfunction/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteed15b5999c2b00d/6988515235ba6f512cc0d68b/coffee.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 7036 og:image:height: 3958 og:image:alt: 531204531 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Drinking Coffee May Fight Against Erectile Dysfunction twitter:description: Researchers have found a link between higher caffeine consumption and lower ED twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteed15b5999c2b00d/6988515235ba6f512cc0d68b/coffee.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Drinking Coffee May Fight Against Erectile Dysfunction ## Video: Should I Drink Red Wine? [Watch (HLS stream): Should I Drink Red Wine?](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/JLVLyuEq.m3u8) (1:35)  _Published 2015-03-12. Cheers to your health! All five of our experts give red wine a purple-stained smile._ by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley May 22, 2015 1:07 PM UTC  Drop of milk in cup of coffee Drop of milk in cup of coffeeWestend61—Getty Images by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley May 22, 2015 1:07 PM UTC 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/). 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. \[[_CBS_](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/coffee-could-reduce-risk-of-erectile-dysfunction/)\] ```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":"2026-08-04T07:59:10.106Z","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! 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