It may be bad for your bones

It may be bad for your bones

Women over 60 are already at a greater risk forosteoporosis than men, and Tufts University researchers found that drinking soda, including diet soda, compounds the problem. They discovered that female cola drinkers had nearly 4% lower bone mineral density in their hips than women who didn't drink soda. The research even controlled for the participants' calcium and vitamin D intake. Additionally, a 2006 study published in theAmerican Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that cola intake (all kinds, not just diet) was associated with low bone-mineral density in women