Drinking cola may increase risk of osteoporosis to women

There's a new scientific evidence that drinking cola may increase risk to women's bones. Women who drink cola may be increasing their risk for low bone mineral density linked to osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a condition that means your bones are weak, and you’re more likely to break a bone.

From a study of 2,500 people concluded that drinking the carbonated beverages was linked with low bone mineral density in three different hip sites in women, regardless of age, menopausal status, calcium and vitamin D intake and use of cigarettes or alcohol.

Similar results were seen for diet pop and less strongly for decaffeinated pop.

Fortunately there was no link with lower bone mineral density at the hip, and both sexes showed no link for the spine. *Lol* This means men can still drink a lot of starbucks and coke.

The report by Katherine Tucker, director of the epidemiology and dietary assessment program at Tufts University in Boston, and her colleagues, appeared in this week's issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.