# Fact check: Is it bad to drink coffee on an empty stomach? Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/nutrition-diva-509867/fact-check-is-it-bad-to-drink-coffee-on-an-empty-stomach Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/nutrition-diva-509867/fact-check-is-it-bad-to-drink-coffee-on-an-empty-stomach.md Podcast: [Nutrition Diva](https://stenobird.com/podcast/nutrition-diva-509867) Published: 2026-01-07T10:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/ Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69c1494f3bbfcfe8db5c89b2/e/e1ea665f-4ce4-4b8a-bc93-9ba7f6034171/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/nutrition-diva-509867/episodes/fact-check-is-it-bad-to-drink-coffee-on-an-empty-stomach Duration seconds: 698 ## Resource 846. The internet has lots to say about how coffee affects your stomach. Unfortunately, most of it is wrong. References: Addition of milk to coffee beverages; the effect on functional, nutritional, and sensorial properties - PubMed A dark brown roast coffee blend is less effective at stimulating gastric acid secretion in healthy volunteers compared to a medium roast market blend - Rubach Effect of coffee on gastro-oesophageal reflux in patients with reflux disease and healthy controls - PubMed Effects of Coffee and Its Components on the Gastrointestinal Tract and the Brain–Gut Axis - PMC Effects of Coffee on the Gastro-Intestinal Tract: A Narrative Review and Literature Update Multi‐parametric approach to identify coffee components that regulate mechanisms of gastric acid secretion Pharmacology of caffeine and its effects on the human body - ScienceDirect Related episodes 786 - How to beat acid reflux for good 841 - How long does caffeine really stay in your system? Find a transcript here . New to Nutrition Diva? Check out our special Spotify playlist for a collection of the best episodes curated by our team and Monica herself!  We've also curated some great playlists on specific episode topics including Staying Strong as We Age , Diabetes , Weight Loss That Lasts and Gut Health ! Also, find a playlist of our bone health series, Stronger Bones at Every Age .  Have a nutrition question? Send an email to nutrition@quickanddirtytips.com. Follow Nutrition Diva on Facebook and subscribe to the newsletter for more diet and nutrition tips.  Find out about Monica's keynotes and other programs at WellnessWorksHere.com Nutrition Diva is a part of the Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/nutrition-diva-509867/episodes/fact-check-is-it-bad-to-drink-coffee-on-an-empty-stomach/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/nutrition-diva-509867/fact-check-is-it-bad-to-drink-coffee-on-an-empty-stomach.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.