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Is drinking too much soda can result in osteoporosis? In a study about people in any age who drink too much soda, shown that the level of broken and fractured bones are higher than people who do not drink soda.
For years, scientists have been suspicious that caffeine, phosphorus and carbonic acid in softdrink can influence the absorption of calcium. However, another specific study reveals that there is no relationship between soda and the absorption of calcium. Caffeine is one element inside soda which has direct effect on calcium, but scientiest mentioned that those effects are very small hence can be eliminated with normal food.
Another study was conducted on 2001 and done by a team from Creighton University Osteoporosis Research Centre. The scientiests observed 32 people for a month and partition them into 2 groups. The first group were asked to drink many mixed soda drink which contains various level of caffeine, phosphorus, and citric acid. The second group was asked not to drink softdrink. Then the scientiests took urine sample and measure how much calcuim has been excreted out by each participants. As suspected, participants who drink soda rich of caffeine excreted calcium, on the other hand the other group is not. However, the level of excretion is not significant.
Dr. Robert P.Heaney, the writer of this study mentioned that the soda drinker usually has weeker bone because they drink soda instead of other drinks which contains calcium, such as milk and orange juice. The problem is not what the soda contains of but what the soda does not contains of.
Soda has a small effect to the level of calcium, however people who drink it has a high risk of having problems to their bones. Hence it is advisable to drink others which have more nutrition.
Source: Mediakawasan, April 2007