Height loss in ageing has been recognized to reflect a decline in musculoskeletal health but not investigated in relation to dietary factors, such as sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), which consumption may deteriorate musculoskeletal health. To evaluate the longitudinal association of habitual consumption of total SSBs and its subtypes with height loss and examine effect-modification by age, sex and anthropometry. We evaluated 16,230 adults aged 40-79 years in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition-Norfolk cohort. At baseline (1993-1997), SSB consumption (soft drinks, squashes, sweetened milk beverages, sweetened coffee/tea, sweetened alcoholic beverages) was assessed using 7-day food diaries. Height was objectively measured at the baseline, second (1997-2000), and third (2004-2011) health checks. Multivariable linear regression was used to relate baseline SSB consumption to the rate of height change over the follow-up. The median (IQR) height change was -1.07 (-2.09, -0.28) cm/10 years. Adjusted for potential confounders including behavioral factors, medications, and baseline body mass index (BMI), total SSB consumption was associated with height loss (β=-0.024 cm/10 years per 250 grams/day of SSB [95% confidence interval: -0.046, -0.001]), and similar results were seen for the individual beverages, except for sweetened milk beverages (β=+0.07 [-0.16, 0.30]), with wide confidence intervals. No effect-modification by pre-specified factors was evident, except for baseline BMI (pinteraction=0.037). Total SSB consumption was associated with height loss (-0.038 [-0.073, -0.004]) in participants with BMI≤25 kg/m2 but not apparently in those with BMI over 25 kg/m2. SSB consumption was modestly associated with height loss, particularly in adults with normal weight status.