Yeah, it was a pretty big shocker when my mom heard it on the news while I was home since it explained quite a lot. Most likely, you wouldn't notice any effects until you hit menopause since estrogen helps so much with calcium and bone health, but it's definitely something to keep in mind. Basically it boils down to my mother had ALL the risk factors though. Our family history was enough to convince me to stop drinking soda completely by the 18 (esp since I lived off of soda during my childhood).
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Date: 2007-01-09 05:54 pm (UTC)