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Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2001;155:200.

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The study by Grace Wyshak¹ is deficient in 3 areas: (1) appropriate scientific citation, (2) methods, and (3) mechanism hypothesis.

The article begins by citing a self-published non-peer–reviewed article² by an activist group that contains misinformation, exaggerates risk, and lowers the standard of scientific discourse.

The methods used in this study is insubstantial. It involves self-reporting without validation. The study is unable to show that girls with fractures were ever exposed to carbonated beverages before the fracture event. It is not quantitative in measuring intake of soft drinks. It does not assess other known risk factors for fractures. Neither the cause nor the site of the fracture are given. Was the fracture sustained in an automobile accident, as a result of physical abuse, while participating in sports, or as a result of a fall or trip? Furthermore, had the author asked about the intake of sports drinks and bottled water, . . . [Full Text of this Article]