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PoindexterOglethorpe

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5. I've been aware for decades that artificially sweetened

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sat Apr 20, 2024, 10:05 PM

Apr 2024

soft drinks are incredibly bad for you. For women, especially, the chemicals used in the sweetening can leach calcium from bones.

As someone who stopped drinking any and all soft drinks about 30 years ago, I'm constantly astonished when I'm in the grocery store and almost every single cart I see has several of those huge boxes of soft drinks. Why? Why not drink tap water, save a little money, and perhaps save your bones?

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Bone-Crumbling Culprits: 9 Drinks Provoking Osteoporosis [View all] elleng Apr 2024 OP

Sorry indeed! I think this is complete BS CloudWatcher Apr 2024 #1

*In conclusion: it is clear that many of our favorite beverages might be more harmful than we initially thought. elleng Apr 2024 #2

No no no! Sorry, but that entire site is garbage! CloudWatcher Apr 2024 #3

I guess it's water then, but maybe not. Joinfortmill Apr 2024 #4

I've been aware for decades that artificially sweetened PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2024 #5