>From a PhD, RN, and sufferer of osteoporosis: Your "medical" news is
highly questionable.
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"A man who works with his hands is a laborer;
a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman;
but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart
is an artist" Louis Nizer (1902-1994)
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Judi A. Kessler
Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive, Dept. 0510
La Jolla, CA 92093-0510 USA
(858) 534-4147 or (858) 534-4503
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On Fri, 24 Mar 2000, Christoph Reuss wrote:
> The medico-industrial complex peddled osteoporosis tests/pills by writing
> > In Parade Magazine, March 19, 2000,
>
> > Debbie Reynolds, 67, actress-singer
> >
> > "I was asked to be a spokesperson for osteoporosis but didn't quite
> > understand it. Then I took the bone density test and found that I do
> > have osteoporosis! I was shocked, having been a dancer, an athlete, a
> > swimmer my whole life.
>
> No big surprise, since osteoporosis is mainly caused by wrong nutrition.
> A Swiss consumer health magazine recently reported that the high consumption
> of phosphoric acid, in soft-drinks such as Coke, has caused a true epidemic
> of osteoporosis (the phosphoric acid leaks calcium out of bones). Another
> factor is meat consumption, leading to chronic acidosis with a similar effect.
> A study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health found a dose-response
> relationship between Coca-Cola consumption and the likelihood of breaking
> bones. There are kids who break bones from simple falls, because they have
> consumed 3 litres of Coke per day.
>
> HTH,
> Chris
>
>
>
> > you need not
> > get osteoporosis in the first place. It absolutely can be prevented.
>
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