Beverages In Nutrition And Health

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Humana Press
Publisher Place: Usa
Publisher Year: 2004
Edition: First Edition

Description: 427 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout. The only exception is some light shelf wear on bottom edge.

Publishers Description: 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.

ISBN: 9781588291738