Abstract
A comprehensive review of how the beverages we drink affect our health and nutrition. The authors discuss the health effects of a wide range of popular beverages, including alcohol, wine, fruit and vegetable juices, coffee and tea, chocolate, milk and milk products, weight management beverages, and soft drinks. Among the topics of current interest considered are the beneficial effects of wine, the harmful interactions of citrus juices with prescription drugs, tomato juice as an anticancer agent, the benefits of herbal teas, probiotic organisms in dairy and fermented dairy products, the value of sports beverages, the risks associated with the consumption of soft drinks, and the quality and content of bottled water.

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Wilson (biology, Winona State University) and Temple (Athabasca University, Canada) present work by contributors from universities, research institutions, industry, and public advocacy and health care organizations, reviewing how beverages affect health and nutrition. Contributors discuss the health effects of a range of beverages, including alcohol, weight management beverages, and soft drinks. They consider the harmful interactions of citrus juices with prescription drugs, look at the evidence for tomato juice as an anticancer agent, and examine the quality and content of bottled water. There is also information on the regulation of beverage content and the marketing practices used to promote beverages. The book will be of interest to food scientists, nutritionists, and public health specialists.Copyright 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book Info
Winona State Univ., MN. Examines beverages such as water, alcoholic beverages, teas, juices, milk, chocolate drinks, sodas, oral rehydration, and nutritional support drinks. Provides data-driven resources, tables and figures to help the reader evaluate nutritive value. Extensive references. Expanded-outline format. DNLM: Beverages.