There is something in soda that either bonds or prevents calcium from being absorbed, but I can't remember what it is...
My GI doctor told me to drink more water for my liver, and I have been trying. I got a couple of easy to clean bottles with screw on, attached (lol) lids from Walmart, and a bunch of Propel fitness water individual packets (berry, strawberry kiwi, and lemon) that is made with Splenda, Countytime lemonade and Koolaid packets that are a Splenda and sugar mix (I especially like these after I work out) and one that is berry flavored with Splenda and has calcium, vit. K and D added called Vitasplash.
I don't care for plain water (in case you can't tell- lol), but I have also started trying to make myself just chug a 12-16 oz glass of plain water just to make sure I get it in, when it crosses my mind, and that is helping too. When I was pregnant, I used half a bottle of Propel and half plain water, and since I was having to eliminate sugar, it was a treat even watered down (I didn't want any more artificial sweetner in my system than I had to have <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ).
My GI doctor told me to drink more water for my liver, and I have been trying. I got a couple of easy to clean bottles with screw on, attached (lol) lids from Walmart, and a bunch of Propel fitness water individual packets (berry, strawberry kiwi, and lemon) that is made with Splenda, Countytime lemonade and Koolaid packets that are a Splenda and sugar mix (I especially like these after I work out) and one that is berry flavored with Splenda and has calcium, vit. K and D added called Vitasplash.
I don't care for plain water (in case you can't tell- lol), but I have also started trying to make myself just chug a 12-16 oz glass of plain water just to make sure I get it in, when it crosses my mind, and that is helping too. When I was pregnant, I used half a bottle of Propel and half plain water, and since I was having to eliminate sugar, it was a treat even watered down (I didn't want any more artificial sweetner in my system than I had to have <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ).