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13 New Ways Colas Ruin Your Health

Monday, July 12, 2010 7:53 AM

By Sylvia Booth Hubbard

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3. Bone fractures

Phosphoric acid, which give drinks their "bite," leaches calcium from the bones. Diet sodas are just as much to blame as those sweetened with sugar. A study done at Walter Reed Medical Center found that diet sodas leeched both calcium and phosphorous from the bones of healthy women, putting them at risk for osteoporosis.

 

 
   
   
   
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