That's the equivalent of 576 cans of pop for every man, woman and child in the land. All the effects are potentially negative, therefore moderation at the least. The less the better is best. No, pop won't kill you, but it could, indirectly, soften your bones. University of Minnesota researchers found that teens who drink two cans of pop a day are four times less likely to drink a glass of milk, a nutritional source of bone-building.
Most soft drinks contain caffeine, which tends to increase the flow of urine.
They're not getting calcium from milk, and they're losing calcium in urine. Kids used to drink more milk than soda, now they're drinking twice as much soda as milk. Soda pop also contains phosphoric acid, a flavoring component. It's mildly addictive, it pumps up kids, and it can alter your sleeping pattern. Many heavy drinkers get headaches when they try to quit.