Cola and Osteoporosis
Training notesAs we previously posted here, soda is bad for you! Now the BBC is running a report that women (not men) who regularly drink cola have an increased risk of osteoporosis. Other carbonated drinks seem not to be associated with this increased risk. The study by Katherine Tucker, director of the Epidemiology and Dietary Assessment Program at Tufts University in Boston, and colleagues of 2,500 people showed an apparently direct link between drinking cola and low bone mineral density in women regardless of their age or calcium intake. The report explains possible reasons for this finding stating: “In addition to displacing healthier beverages, colas contain caffeine and phosphoric acid (H(3)PO(4)), which may adversely affect bone”. The complete results were published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The publication will be available soon at PubMed.gov.
The resport also states: “colas contain caffeine and phosphoric acid, which may adversely affect bone” meaning the cause of the calcium drain is unclear. Regardless the 7 or 8 teaspoons of sugar in every can isn’t good for you! One good question that this report has raised; is regular cola drinking associated with being overweight more often in women than men and does this have any bearing on the observed osteoporosis risk? I leave it to the scientists to figure that one out while the rest of us apply common sense. π
Though I will leave you all with one question to ponder…Why don’t men suffer an increased risk similar to the women in the study?
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