▁Dan ish ▁division ▁of ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁the ▁Earth . ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁up ▁with ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁sod as ▁without ▁artificial ▁color ing . ▁Today ▁many ▁organ ic ▁col as ▁are ▁available ▁in ▁Den mark , ▁but , ▁for ▁nost alg ic ▁reasons , ▁clear ▁col a ▁has ▁still ▁maintained ▁its ▁popular ity ▁to ▁a ▁certain ▁degree . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁C oca - Col a ▁introduced ▁C oca - Col a ▁Clear ▁in ▁Japan . ▁ ▁Health ▁effects ▁ ▁A ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁study ▁found ▁that ▁consumption ▁of ▁col as , ▁both ▁those ▁with ▁natural ▁swe eten ing ▁and ▁those ▁with ▁artificial ▁swe eten ing , ▁was ▁associated ▁with ▁increased ▁risk ▁of ▁chron ic ▁kid ney ▁disease . ▁The ▁ph osph or ic ▁acid ▁used ▁in ▁col as ▁was ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁possible ▁cause . ▁ ▁Studies ▁indicate ▁" s oda ▁and ▁swe eten ed ▁drink s ▁are ▁the ▁main ▁source ▁of ▁cal ories ▁in ▁[ the ] ▁American ▁di et ", ▁so ▁most ▁nut r ition ists ▁advise ▁that ▁C oca - Col a ▁and ▁other ▁soft ▁drink s ▁can ▁be ▁harm ful ▁if ▁consum ed ▁excess ively , ▁particularly ▁to ▁young ▁children ▁whose ▁soft ▁drink ▁consumption ▁compet es ▁with , ▁rather ▁than ▁comple ments , ▁a ▁bal anced ▁di et . ▁Studies ▁have ▁shown ▁that ▁regular ▁soft ▁drink ▁users ▁have ▁a ▁lower ▁int ake ▁of ▁calci um , ▁mag nes ium , ▁vit amin ▁C , ▁rib of la vin