It's not the bubbles that are bad for you

I drink several cups of my own carbonated beverage throughout the day, which I make from carbonated water, fresh-squeezed lime juice, pomegranate juice and grated ginger. But a friend told me that drinking lots of carbonated water leaches calcium from my bones and will cause osteoporosis.

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