Sodas and osteoporosis

by Sanjana - Dietitian on 06. Nov, 2008 in Health

Recent research has proved that teenagers who regularly drink cold drinks or carbonated drinks are more likely to have calcium deficiency.
Soft drink usually substitutes milk thereby lowering calcium intake. it has been found that doubling and tripling the consumption of soft drinks (about 2 cans per day) decreases consumption of milk by almost half.

Inadequate calcium during adolescence limits bone growth. The lesser the bone laid down during adolesence, the greater the risk of osteoporosis in later life. Moreover, preliminary research suggests that drinking soft drinks can increase the risk of broken bones in adoescents. Even active teenagers who drink sodas are more likely to break a bone than active teenagers who do not drink sodas.

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