Coffee and Iron Absorption: Separating Fact from Fiction

🎯 Reality Check: Hmmm 🤨

📝 Why: Coffee does reduce iron absorption if you drink it with meals — but it doesn’t typically cause major iron deficiency in most healthy adults with a normal diet. A person suddenly feeling “way more energy” right after quitting coffee is more likely due to changes in caffeine or sleep, not magically fixing iron levels overnight.

🔗 Source: NHS – "Tea and coffee can reduce how much iron your body absorbs, so try to avoid these with meals.", Harvard Health, 2020, Dr. Nancy C. Andrews in The New England Journal of Medicine, 1999.