Open AccessEffect of soft drinks on bone
Author(s) -
Naman Hurria,
Sushama Dhonde,
Pranjali Jagtap,
G J Belwalkar,
Nitin S. Nagane,
V S Bhandare,
Kiran Surayawanshi,
Vinayak Mane,
N.V Nunes
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of clinical biochemistry and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2394-6377
pISSN - 2394-6369
DOI - 10.18231/j.ijcbr.2021.023
Subject(s) - aspartame , demineralization , soft drink , food science , soft tissue , phosphoric acid , alkaline phosphatase , vitamin , dentistry , biology , chemistry , medicine , biochemistry , surgery , enzyme , organic chemistry , enamel paint
Adolescence age group has significant impact of advertizing industry for use of soft drink and junk food. Present study is aimed to find out the alteration in the bone markers in medical and dental students, who regularly consume soft drinks. Students from our institute were divided (n = 200) in two groups. Group A – Students who consume 200 ml or less than 200 ml of soft drink in a week. Group B -Students consuming more than 200 ml of either ‘regular’ soft drink (B1) or ‘diet’ soft drink (B2) per day There is a significant decrease in the levels of bone density, calcium, phosphorous, vitamin D and increase in the activity of alkaline phosphatase in Group B2 than group A as well as B1. Diet soft drinks are consumed instead of regular soft drinks, the decrease in the pH due to phosphoric acid and aspartame; may lead to bone demineralization resulting into decreased bone density. Inhibition of 1alpha hydroxylase may get inhibited due to acid pH caused by phosphoric acid from soft drinks. These changes may lead to develop tendency of bone fractures in the future life.