Saturday, July 31, 2010

Caffeine Myth #6 - Caffeine causes bone loss - True or False?

Myth #6: Caffeine causes bone loss.True: 
Caffeine causes a slight, negligible increase in calcium excretion, according to a study by the Creighton University Osteoporosis Research Center in Omaha, Neb. And you'd have to down three cups of coffee for this to occur.

Any calcium loss could be offset by consuming more calcium – a few tablespoons of milk, for example.

Even youngsters who drink one or two caffeinated beverages a day aren’t harming their bones, Sheres says, unless they consume them in place of milk.

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