Too much cola has now been medically and scientifically linked to muscle problems, as well as other health conditions. According to the International Journal of Clinical Practice, or IJCP as many in medicine call it, a warning has been given by doctors who are seeing more people than ever who have muscle problems due to drinking too many soft drinks. The report is n the June 2009 issue of the journal, and it outlines the problems that doctors are seeing more frequently. Muscle problems are not the only medical issues with consuming large amounts of colas and other soft drinks each day, but it is a new one seen in higher numbers. Dr. Moses Elisaf, who works in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Ioannina, Greece, blames hypokalaemia, which causes the level of potassium in the blood to fall. Without adequate blood potassium levels muscle functions are impaired, sometimes only slightly but sometimes more severely. Dr. Elisaf has seen a number of cases, some with only mild muscle weakness but some with paralysis. All the patients recovered after being diagnosed, but according to many medical experts there is the chance of this condition being fatal because of problems with the heart muscles working and beating properly.