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Tracy Hampton, PhD

JAMA. 2004;291:811-812.

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Last month, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a new policy statement urging physicians to contact schools in their communities and push for the elimination of sweetened soft drinks there (Pediatrics. 2004;113:152-154). While much of the focus was on the contribution of the sugary beverages to the obesity crisis in children and adolescents, the document also highlighted the concerns that when soft drinks displace milk in students' diets, it potentially sets the stage for fractures and osteoporosis later in life.

In fact, recent studies suggest the effects on bone of swapping milk for soda pop may be playing out even during adolescence. Researchers found an association between soft drink consumption and bone fractures among teenaged girls, and this may have implications for the health of both teenagers and older women (Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2000;154:610-613).

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