There is often such a plot in wuxia TV series: a man suddenly tells the main character, “Young man, look at your beautiful bones, you must be a wuxia wizard”…
From then on the protagonist began to the peak of life.
But for many people, osteoporosis is a worry ahead of bone cleanup.
Internet rumors of a variety of osteoporosis high incidence of people, osteoporosis self-examination symptoms and so on people worry, there is no lack of “drinking carbonated drinks will cause osteoporosis” such remarks.
Is such a claim true?
Today we are going to popularize science.
To understand the question “Does drinking soda cause osteoporosis?” we should first look at the causes of osteoporosis.
Dr. Zhong Kai, food safety doctor, once said that osteoporosis is nothing new, and there are many factors leading to osteoporosis, such as the peak of bone calcium, which is the base of the body;
Estrogen levels (especially in postmenopausal women);
Genetic factors;
Use medications, such as glucocorticoids;
Dietary calcium content;
Blood levels of vitamin D;
Exercise;
Bad habits such as smoking and drinking;
Organ diseases and so on.
There are many causes of osteoporosis, but there is no direct evidence of a link between osteoporosis and sodas.
So why do people raise the question, “Does drinking soda cause osteoporosis?”
This is mainly because of concerns about phosphorus in carbonated drinks, which is thought to affect calcium absorption and lead to osteoporosis.
But phosphorus itself is one of the essential nutrients to ensure bone health, and the amount of phosphorus in cola-type drinks is not high, about 17 milligrams per 100 milliliters of cola soda, and 172 milligrams per 100g of lean beef.
According to the Chinese Nutrition Society, an adult’s daily intake of phosphorus is 700 milligrams, the equivalent of about 12 330-milliliter cans of Coke.
Therefore, in a healthy adult, with adequate calcium intake, moderate consumption of soda will not directly lead to osteoporosis.
Seeing the above explanation, I believe we no longer have to worry about “drinking carbonated drinks can cause osteoporosis” such a question, after all, drinking cola does not affect our “bone” ah