LA Times Article - Nutrition Lab: Milk, soft drinks and bone strength

By Elena Conis
May 3, 2010

Want strong bones? Eat foods high in calcium and vitamin D, get plenty of exercise — and maybe steer clear of soda. In recent decades, as consumption of the beverage has steadily displaced the consumption of others —particularly milk — studies have consistently linked soda consumption with weaker bones. Now scientists are trying to figure out how and why, precisely, drinking soda may affect skeletons.

http://www.latimes.com/news/health/la-he-nutrition-lab-20100503,0,750958,full.story