Drink coffee and worry about osteoporosis? You can drink lattes.

It is said that drinking soda, tea and coffee reduces bone mineral density and can lead to osteoporosis in the long run. Research shows that drinking tea is fine, and drinking cola and coffee seems to have an effect on women's bone mineral density. Medical experts say this may be the reason for the lack of milk, and coffee lovers are advised to drink coffee with milk ingredients such as lattes.

According to the Cleveland Clinic in the United States, a number of scientific studies have found that drinking cola and coffee can reduce bone mineral density in women, but has no effect on men, and the reason is not clear. Dr. Johnny Sue, an American rheumatologist, said it was not clear whether there was a causal relationship and what the exact mechanism was. One possible explanation is that drinking too much coke or coffee means drinking less milk, which promotes bone health. Another possible explanation is that the phosphoric acid in cola precipitates calcium from the bones, and the evidence is that phosphate-free sodas such as lemonade and Ginger Ale have nothing to do with osteoporosis. It is also possible that caffeine intake may reduce bone mineral density in women, but drinking tea (which contains caffeine) does not affect bone mineral density. Dr. Su said it shouldn't be a problem to drink a small amount, such as no more than four cups of coffee or two cans of cola a day.

Professor Yang Dehong, deputy chief physician of Spinal Orthopaedics Department of Nanfang Hospital, pointed out that the prevention of osteoporosis should start from adolescence, advising young people not to stay at home, exercise more and bask in the sun at the same time; avoid smoking and pay special attention to reducing secondhand smoke inhalation Maintain a balanced diet, drink more milk, it is recommended to drink 4 bottles a day, people who drink easily can heat the milk, and then drink a little, can also change to drink yogurt or eat cheese. He stressed that milk contains easily absorbed calcium citrate and calcium gluconate, compared with 350 million 400 bowls of bone soup a day, which actually does not supplement calcium.

As for the claim that "coffee leads to osteoporosis," he said there is not enough research evidence to drink coffee containing milk, such as lattes, if you like coffee and are worried about osteoporosis.

If there are signs of osteoporosis, such as general bone pain, wrestling fracture, hunchback, etc., it should be treated in time. Yang Dehong said that patients should be treated according to changes in bone mass, and serious patients need to be treated with bone-promoting synthetic drugs; all treatments should be supplemented with calcium and vitamin D at the same time, as long as they persevere patiently and follow the professional advice of doctors. You can slowly make up for the lost bone mass.