soda & bone density

I have already written about the connection of soda and heartburn. Now the Framingham Osteoporosis Study has concluded that women who consumed just one soda a day had 4-5% lower hip bone density than women who drank soda less than once a month.

The soda they are talking about is cola, both diet and regular. Other types of soft drinks did not have the same bone density-lowering effect as cola.

The message: reach for water (which everyone could use just a little bit more of) or try hot and/or iced tea instead of a nutrition-free, benefit-free drink like cola.