Jeannie Crabtree C.Ac. A questionnaire was given to 460 girls in the 9th and 10th grades, Asking them about their diet and exercise habits, along with any History of fractures. Studies have linked mineral loss before to Cola consumption, but Finally some one thought to check out teenager's consumption and how it might affect them. Consumption of soft drinks affects both boys and girls. The acidic nature of the phosphoric acid in the drink causes the body to pull calcium out of the bones to buffer the acid.
Many teenagers are very active in sports.
I offer Nutritional work ups and mineral assays, using hair analysis. More teenagers I see in my practice today, than ever before, are not eating many fruits and vegetables. These are needed to provide the minerals to build strong bones. Add to this the consumption of soft drinks and these teenagers are setting themselves up for conditions such as osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a disease in which the bones have become more porous and therefore more fragile and prone to breaking.