• 1 A Brief History of Human Beverage Consumption: Prehistory to the Present.- 2 What Are the Health Implications of Alcohol Consumption?.- 3 The French Paradox: Mechanisms of Action of Nonalcoholic Wine Components on Cardiovascular Disease.- 4 Cranberry Juice Effects on Health.- 5 Health Benefits of Citrus Juices.- 6 Orange Juice: Are the Health Benefits of Oranges Lost During Processing?.- 7 How Can the Consumption of Grapefruit Juice and Other Beverages Affect Drug Action.- 8 Tomato-Based Beverages: Implications for the Prevention of Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease.- 9 Coffee Consumption and the Risk of Cancer and Coronary Heart Disease.- 10 Health Benefits of Tea Consumption.- 11 Effect of Cocoa and Chocolate Beverage Consumption on Human Cardiovascular Health.- 12 Caffeine and Health.- 13 The Therapeutic Use and Safety of Common Herbal Beverages.- 14 Effect of Cow’s Milk on Human Health.- 15 Are Soy-Milk Products Viable Alternatives to Cow’s Milk?.......- 16 Human Milk and Infant Formula: Nutritional Content and Health Benefits.- 17 Inclusion of Probiotics in Beverages: Can It Lead to Improved Health?.- 18 Beverages, Appetite, and Energy Balance.- 19 Nutritional Support Beverages in the Treatment of Malnutrition of the Elderly.- 20 Sports Beverages for Optimizing Physical Performance.- 21 Improving the Effectiveness of Oral Rehydration Therapies.- 22 The Nutritional Value of Bottled Water.- 23 Tap Water and the Risk of Microbial Infection.- 24 Liquid Candy: HOw Soft Drinks Harm the Health of American.- 25 Marketing Soft Drinks to Children and Young Adults.- 26 The Japanese Nutritional Health Beverage Market.- 27 Labeling Requirements for Beverages in the United States.- 28 Refining Beverage Nutrition to Provide Healthy Lives and Responsible Markets.

Foreword by David R. Jacobs, Jr., PhD, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN "This book is unique in that it constitutes a comprehensive review of a nutritional subfield, namely the nutrition of beverages...A strength of this book is that most sections contain several chapters that provide complementary views on each topic. " "We all drink beverages every day, yet, surprisingly, there is no single book that focuses, in an authoritative, scholarly manner, on this subject. The book will be of interest to food scientists, nutritionists, and public health specialists; it will be essential reading and a standard reference for individuals in the food and beverage industry. In addition, the book will be an invaluable aid for those involved in new product development. Accordingly, Beverages in Nutrition and Health will be a required purchase for academic libraries that support food science programs and public health graduate studies, as well for industry-specific special libraries." -E-STREAMS "Beverages in Nutrition and Health is an informative and interesting book that brings together a wealth of knowledge on this long overlooked area of nutrition. The book will be a most useful addition to the collection of nutritionists and other health professionals." - Trends in Food Science & Technology "...a comprehensive treatise exploring the importance of beverages in the contemporary diet." - Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics