Beverage Impacts on Health and Nutrition

Ted Wilson Ph.D.Department of BiologyWinona State UniversityWinona, MN, USA

"The purpose is to provide an update on the beverage climate in health and general use. With so many articles being published about the benefits or negative impacts on health, this book is needed to hone in on these issues. The intended audience for this book is broad: all healthcare professionals, dietitians, physicians, university researchers, students, beverage industry researchers and marketers. ... All of the chapters include key words, key points, an introduction and conclusion along with references." (Amy Hess-Fischl, Doody's Book Reviews, May, 2016)

• Part 1: Introduction to Beverages.- How Beverages Impact Health and Nutrition.- A Brief History of Human Beverage Consumption: Pre-History to the Present.- Part 2: Health Effects of Coffee, Tea, Wine, Alcohol, and Juices.- Coffee consumption and its impact on health.- Health Benefits of Tea Consumption.- What are the Health Implications of Alcohol Consumption?- Nonalcoholic Components of Wine and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease.- Cranberry Juice: Effects on Health.- Citrus Juices Health Benefits.- Part 3: Health Effects of Milk: Dairy, Soy and Breast.- Effect of Cow’s Milk on Human Health.- Are soy-milk products viable alternatives to cow’s milk?- Human Milk and Infant Formula: Nutritional Content and Health Benefits.- Part 4: Beverage Health Effects on Energy Balance, Diabetes, and in Older Adults.-Beverages, satiation, satiety, and energy balance.- Beverage Considerations for Persons with Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes Mellitus.- Oral Nutritional Supplementation Using Beverages for Older Adults.- Part 5: Health Effects of Sports Drinks, Energy Drinks and Water.- Sports Beverages for Optimizing Physical Performance.- Energy Drinks: the Elixirs of Our Time.- The Nutritional Value of Bottled Water.- Part 6: Marketing of Soft Drinks and Effects of Beverage Sweeteners.- Marketing of Soft Drinks to Children and Adolescents: Why we Need Government Policies.- Sugar in Beverages: Effects on Human Health.- High fructose corn syrup use in beverages: Composition, manufacturing, properties, consumption, and health effects.- Part 7: Beverage Mechanics: Color, Taste, Labeling, and Ingredient Function.- The crucial role of color in the perception of beverages.- Functions of Common Beverage Ingredients.- Labeling Requirements for Beverages in the United States.- Part 8: What is the Future of What We Will Chose to Drink?- Beverage Trends Affect Future Nutritional Health Impact.