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Thinking About Your Beverage Choices 		Artiritis Foundation

 

From soft drinks to sports drinks to milk, we have a lot of beverages to choose from every day. But, which ones can hlp you build and maintain strong bones? See for yourself with this head-to-head comparison of popular drinks.

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Skim Milk 80 0% 4% 16% 30% 11% 8% 6% 25% 4% 25% 20%
Orange juice 120 0% 9% 4% 2% 12% -1% 0% 4% 130% 0% 0%
Bottled water 0 0% 0% 0% 2% -1% 1% -1% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Diet soda 1 0% -1% 0% 0% -1% 0% -1% 0% 0% 0% 2%
Sports drink 50 0% 6% 0% 0% -1% 0% 5% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Bottled ice tea 110 0% 9% 9% 9% 1% 0% -1% 0% 0% 0% 0%


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