, ▁and ▁vit amin ▁A . ▁ ▁The ▁drink ▁has ▁also ▁ar oused ▁criticism ▁for ▁its ▁use ▁of ▁c aff e ine , ▁which ▁can ▁cause ▁physical ▁dependence ▁( ca ffe ine ▁add iction ). ▁A ▁link ▁has ▁been ▁shown ▁between ▁long - term ▁regular ▁col a ▁int ake ▁and ▁o ste op or osis ▁in ▁older ▁women ▁( but ▁not ▁men ). ▁This ▁was ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁ph osph or ic ▁acid , ▁and ▁the ▁risk ▁for ▁women ▁was ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁greater ▁for ▁sug ared ▁and ▁c aff ein ated ▁col as ▁than ▁di et ▁and ▁de ca ffe in ated ▁variants , ▁with ▁a ▁higher ▁int ake ▁of ▁col a ▁correl ating ▁with ▁lower ▁b one ▁density . ▁ ▁Many ▁soft ▁drink s ▁are ▁swe eten ed ▁mostly ▁or ▁entirely ▁with ▁high - f ruct ose ▁corn ▁sy rup , ▁rather ▁than ▁sugar . ▁Some ▁nut r ition ists ▁ca ution ▁against ▁consumption ▁of ▁corn ▁sy rup ▁because ▁it ▁may ▁ag gra v ate ▁ob es ity ▁and ▁type - 2 ▁di ab etes ▁more ▁than ▁can e ▁sugar . ▁ ▁Regional ▁br ands ▁ ▁Asia ▁Am rat ▁Col a , ▁popular ▁in ▁Pakistan ▁Big ▁Col a , ▁popular ▁in ▁Indones ia ▁B ov onto , ▁popular ▁in ▁South ▁India , ▁mainly ▁Western ▁Camp a ▁Col a , ▁India ' s ▁most ▁popular ▁brand ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁re int roduction ▁of ▁C oca - Col a ▁and ▁Pe psi ▁to ▁the ▁Indian ▁market ▁in ▁