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).
>
> 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)."
>
> 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

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