Beverages in Nutrition and Health [Hardcover]

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.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.Part I. Introduction to BeveragesA Brief History of Human Beverage Consumption: Prehistory to the PresentLouis E. Grivetti and Ted WilsonPart II. Health Effects of Alcoholic BeveragesWhat Are the Health Implications of Alcohol Consumption?Eric Rimm and Norman J. TempleThe French Paradox: Mechanisms of Action of Nonalcoholic Wine Components on Cardiovascular DiseaseRosemary L. Walzem and J. Bruce GermanPart III. Health Effects of Fruit and Tomato JuicesCranberry Juice Effects on HealthTed WilsonHealth Benefits of Citrus JuicesCarla R. McGill, Alissalãå