Drinking coffee and related bone health problems

Will the intake of coffee and caffeine cause or aggravate osteoporosis?

Osteoporosis is a bone lesion, which can lead to bone brittleness and fracture. It is not just women who suffer from the disease, but it often happens to women. There are many causes of osteoporosis, such as calcium and protein consumption, smoking, exercise habits, age, weight, and reduced estrogen secretion. Caucasians and Asians are also more likely to suffer from the disease.

Several recent rigorous studies have shown that moderate caffeine intake does not increase the incidence of osteoporosis in women. A report unanimously adopted by the International Health Association (NIH) in 1984 opposes coffee or caffeine as a cause of osteoporosis, pointing out that the disease is mainly caused by poor bone growth in teens. In 1994, the International Institutes of Health (NIH) unanimously adopted a statement that calcium intake affects the balance of calcium in the body, which in turn affects bone changes, which does not include caffeine intake. Researchers at Penn National School of Medicine found in a study of 188 post-menopausal women that even 800 milligrams of caffeine (the equivalent of eight cups of coffee) a day did not affect bone mineral density, which may have led to a recent survey.

Doctors suggest that women should drink a glass of milk or take a calcium tablet every day to supplement their calcium. If they like coffee, drinking five or more cups of coffee a day will not affect calcium absorption.