Can drinking coffee lead to calcium loss?

Answer 1

Caffeine won't cause any significant loss of calcium from the body, however, because it is a diuretic, consuming caffeinated products often can cause potassium and sodium loss from the body with the increased urine excretion. Although, with the standard American diet, a sodium deficiency is rather rare, even for a caffeine addict.

Answer 2

The effects of caffeine on our health have been studied for 100 years. It's generally believed that moderate consumption (no more than 5 average-strength cups of coffee a day) won't harm most people, and may even have some benefits, but people vary in their sensitivity to caffeine.

However, high levels of caffeine consumption (6 or more cups of strong coffee a day) can have a negative impact on your health.

Small children shouldn't be given drinks containing caffeine. They can suffer disturbed sleep patterns, bedwetting and anxiety from the caffeine in just one cup of coffee or one can of energy drink.

Caffeine is the world's most widely consumed behaviour-modifying chemical. It's also one of the most thoroughly studied food ingredients. It's present in coffee, tea and chocolate as a natural ingredient – and it's added to cola and energy drinks because of its stimulant effect.

You'll also find caffeine in over-the-counter medications, including some painkillers and cold and flu remedies. And in painkillers it's used to enhance the action of the active ingredient.

Over 60 plants contain caffeine in their leaves, seeds and fruits – including the coffee and tea plant species. It's actually a poison created by plants to protect themselves from being eaten. Most animals can't stand the bitter taste.

Will it weaken my bones?

Caffeine consumption has been linked to osteoporosis but, again, studies have produced conflicting conclusions.

The more caffeine you consume, the more calcium you'll lose in your urine, so there's a concern for those at risk of osteoporosis. But, there seems to be a compensating decrease in the calcium you lose via the gut so, in general, moderate consumption shouldn't increase your vulnerability to osteoporosis.

Postmenopausal women who don't eat much calcium should avoid high levels of caffeine, though. For example, the caffeine in two cups of coffee has been shown to cause bone loss in postmenopausal women with low-calcium diets, or who have other risk factors like a family history of osteoporosis. One authority suggests women drink a cup of milk for every cup of coffee they drink.

Answer 3

yes because calcium cames from milk and other thing . but when you drink all the time coffee it will not make you sleep at all . that happen to a lot so not try.

Answer 4

Not coffee. but caffeine. Caffeine leaches calcium from your bones, yes. So Red Bull and those drinks do it too

Answer 5

I've heard that the stuff in cola (any brand) can eat at the bones, but nothing about coffee. However, coffee is much more natural than soda. That's why I drink coffee much more than soda.

Answer 6

you would have to drink about 5 gallons a day inorder to lose a very small amount of calcium