Softdrinks
There is reason to believe that soft drinks may cause greater loss of bone minerals in older women than occurs with age alone. A large epidemiological study of over 1000 women and 1000 men examined this issue.
In women, but not men, greater intake of cola drinks, but not other kinds, was associated with significantly lower hip bone density. This was regardless of whether the cola was normal, decaffeinated or "diet".
The mechanism is not clear, but it may be related to the high acidity of such drinks and possibly their high content of phosphoric acid.
This sounds like another good reason to minimise or avoid drinking these soft drinks for women who have concerns about osteoporosis. The contribution of sugar-sweetened soft drinks to excessive weight gain in some young people is already well established.
Softdrinks
