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A 23-year-old female asked:
Does coffee affect thyroid medication?
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A Verified Doctoranswered
Endocrinology 53 years experience
Cofee: Very simply - NO! - but as always, too much of a good thing is not OK.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Does coffee really interfere with thyroid medication absorption?
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Dr. Cayce Jehaimianswered
Pediatric Endocrinology 23 years experience
Yes: Yes, a recent study done by an italian group and published in thyroid journal showed up to 35% reduction in thyroid level absorption if thyroxine was taken with coffee.
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