There’s a good news for cappuccino and cola lovers. Contrary to previous reports, high caffeine consumption even as much as eight cups o coffee a day does not increase the risk of developing osteoporosis, according to a new study of 138 healthy women ages 55 to 70.

All the women had gone through menopause, and had never smoked or used HRT, which has been shown to help prevent bone loss, for long periods of time. The women reported a daily calcium intake of between 770mgm and 790mgm, about average for this age group.

More than 90 percent of the women caffeine came from coffee and tea. Researches said that previous studies that found a link between high caffeine intake and bone loss did not properly account for factors that promote bone loss such as smoking, low physical activity and being overweight. The new findings are more definitive, researches added

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