Women warned to avoid too-much coffee or risk bone fractures

A woman drinking coffee

Drinking tea strengthens the bones of older women, according to a new study. A daily cup of tea could be a simple way to boost bone health as we age, say scientists.

But they warned that coffee has the opposite effect - with drinking more than five cups a day raising the risk of fractures. The study, by researchers at Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia, offers new insight into how two of the world’s most popular hot drinks may influence bone health in older women.

The research team followed nearly 10,000 women aged 65 and older over a decade to explore whether their daily habits of drinking coffee or tea were linked to changes in bone mineral density (BMD), a key indicator of osteoporosis risk. Osteoporosis is a major global health concern, affectin