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Article: Regular Consumption Of Caffeinated Carbonated Beverages May Result In Bone Loss.
- Article from:
- Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week
- Article date:
- September 15, 2001
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2001 SEP 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) --
Consumption of carbonated beverages has been associated with increased risk of bone fracture both earlier and later in life, yet the contributions of the individual components of these beverages to calcium loss is unclear.
The per capita consumption of carbonated beverages has risen dramatically, making them the preferred beverage of women 20-40 years old, many of whom already have an inadequate daily intake of calcium.
In the August 2001 American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers report on their investigation of the effect of caffeinated and noncaffeinated beverages on urinary calcium ...