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Soda Consumption and Knee Osteoarthritis.

American College of Rheumatology reports on how soft drinks affect the progression of osteoarthritis in the knee.


After controlling for risk factors for knee osteoarthritis (obesity, age, prior knee injury, extreme stress to joints, and family history), men who drank sugary soft drinks experienced worse knee osteoarthritis progression than those who did not. This correlation was not apparent in women.


American College of Rheumatology, November 2012

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