title: Carbonated beverage consumption and bone mineral density among older women: the Rancho Bernardo Study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The association between carbonated beverage consumption and bone mineral density was examined in a community-based cohort of older White women.
  
  
  METHODS
  One thousand women 44 to 98 years of age had bone mineral density measured at four sites and provided medical and behavioral histories, including type and quantity of carbonated beverages consumed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Bone mineral density levels were not associated with intake of any type of carbonated beverage after adjustment for age, obesity, calcium intake, exercise, and current use of tobacco and alcohol, thiazides, estrogen, or thyroid hormone.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Modest intake of carbonated beverages does not appear to have adverse effects on bone mineral density in older women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093-0607, USA.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Morton
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Barrett-Connor
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D015519:Bone Density; D002136:Calcium, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002140:California; D002253:Carbonated Beverages; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004034:Diet Surveys; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D002136:Calcium, Dietary