this study compared diet and regular coca-cola on enamel erosion in cold and room temperatures.seventy five enamel specimens were prepared and divided into 5 equal groups (n=15) as follows: group 1: regular beverage at room temperature, group 2: regular beverage at refri-gerator temperature, group 3: diet beverage at room and group 4: diet beverage at refrige-rator temperature. the specimens we...

backgrounds and objective: kombucha is a several thousand years old traditional fermented beverage originated from east. while black tea infusion is the common substrate for preparing kombucha, other herbal infusions can be applied for this reason too. common medicinal herbs or even waste herbal materials, like banana peel, could be suitable substrates for preparing kombucha analogues. in this ...

PURPOSE To investigate whether alcoholic beverages popular among underage youths are more likely than those less popular among these youths to be advertised in magazines with high underage youth readerships. METHODS We compared the alcohol advertisement placement in 118 magazines during the period 2002 to 2006 for alcoholic beverages popular among youths to that of alcoholic beverages less li...

The use of fructose-containing sports beverage drinks has increased in recent years, especially at sport events, because of their reported ergogenic effects. However, the ingestion of low to moderate doses of caffeinated energy drinks has been associated with adverse side effects such as insomnia or increased nervousness. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of fructose beve...

BACKGROUND Increased consumption of sweetened beverage has been linked to higher energy intake and adiposity in childhood. OBJECTIVE The objective was to assess whether beverage intake at age 5 y predicted energy intake, adiposity, and weight status across childhood and adolescence. DESIGN Participants were part of a longitudinal study of non-Hispanic white girls and their parents (n = 170)...

There has been growing interest in the potential use of bovine milk as an exercise beverage, especially during recovery from resistance training and endurance sports. Based on the limited research, milk appears to be an effective post-resistance exercise beverage that results in favourable acute alterations in protein metabolism. Milk consumption acutely increases muscle protein synthesis, lead...

This study assessed the relationship between physical activity and beverage consumption among adolescents with a population based cross-sectional survey was carried out in the Balearic Islands, Spain (n = 1988; 12-17 years old). Body composition, educational and income level, physical activity (PA), and beverage consumption and energy intake were assessed. Sixty-two percent of adolescents engag...

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical used in plastic bottles and inner coating of beverage cans, and its exposure is almost ubiquitous. BPA has been associated with hypertension and decreased heart rate variability in the previous studies. The aim of the present study was to determine whether increased BPA exposure from consumption of canned beverage actually affects blood pressure and heart rate va...

AIMS To investigate among adolescents whether (i) drinking motives are related to beverage preference; (ii) beverage preference is related to alcohol use (drinking levels and risky drinking occasions); (iii) the association between beverage preference and alcohol use is moderated or mediated by drinking motives. METHOD Data from a national representative sample of 5379 8th-10th graders in Swi...

OBJECTIVES To investigate whether sweetened beverage consumption is associated with risk of heart failure (HF) in a large prospective population-based study of men. METHODS AND RESULTS A population-based cohort comprising 42,400 men, 45-79 years of age, was followed from 1998 through 2010. Sweetened beverage consumption was assessed by utilising a food frequency questionnaire. Incident events...