There are, however, links to caffeine (which is present in some diet sodas) and bone demineralization. The big deal with soda, I suspect has more to do with what you're NOT drinking because you're drinking soda, than the soda itself. Diet sodas (and most regular sodas in general) are mostly devoid of vitamins and minerals but still take up consumption time and consumption volume. So if one's primary liquid of choice is soda (or coffee, or tea), then one is forgoing more nutritious alternatives like milk and juice and even water (which, while also nutritively devoid, contrubutes to hydration where sodas do not).
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