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On Feb 24, 2008, at 2:26 PM, Ashley Moran wrote:
> My mum drinks soda water by the litre. When I say soda water, I
> mean just carbonated water with sodium bicarbonate, not the
> american sense of "soda". Is the acidic nature of soda water
> dangerous to your bones (we have osteoporosis in our family, and by
> some funny coincidence, a milk intolerance that manifests as dairy
> product addiction).
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> All wikipedia has to offer is the usual 6u77$#!+ pseudo-science...
> "Intake of carbonated beverages has been associated with increased
> bone fracture risk in observational studies, but the net effect of
> carbonated beverage constituents on calcium economy of the body is
> negligible. Thus, the skeletal effects of carbonated beverage
> consumption are likely due primarily to milk displacement (drinking
> club soda and thus drinking less milk)."
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> But it does not separate plain carbonated water from phosphorus-
> containing fizzy pop.
>
> Ashley
Bicarbonate of soda is a base, not an acid. It has been used for
years for superficial symptomatic relief of stomach issues, however
incorrectly. Carbonated water is probably only infused with a gas
that dissipates completely, thus the bubbles.
ginny
All stunts performed without a net!
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