High Coffee Intake Linked to Lower Bone Density in Postmenopausal Women

Researchers at Flinders University studied 9,704 women aged 65 and older over ten years, measuring coffee and tea intake and bone mineral density at the femoral neck and hip. They found that drinking more than five cups of coffee per day was linked to lower BMD, while moderate consumption (two to three cups) showed no adverse effect. Tea consumption correlated with higher total hip BMD, especially in women with obesity. The study also noted that high coffee intake combined with alcohol use further lowered femoral neck density. With osteoporosis affecting one in three women over 50 worldwide, these results highlight the need to consider beverage choices in bone‑health strategies.