Beverages

Overview

Beverages are liquids prepared for drinking, ranging from water and milk to tea, coffee, fruit juices, plant-based milks, fermented drinks, and sweetened and functional beverages, and they constitute a significant and modifiable component of dietary intake. In nutrition science, beverages are studied for their contribution to hydration, energy intake, and the delivery of nutrients and bioactive compounds, as well as for their effects on metabolic and chronic-disease risk. A prominent research theme is the role of sugar-sweetened beverages in energy balance, weight, and dental and metabolic health, together with the evaluation of non-caloric sweeteners, such as monk fruit, as alternatives in populations including people with type 2 diabetes, and the policy implications of measures like sugar-sweetened beverage taxation. Other work addresses the antioxidant and phytochemical content of fruit- and plant-derived drinks, fermented and brewed beverages, and the place of beverages within dietary patterns such as the Mediterranean diet and dietary-diversity assessments. The composition, processing, and consumption patterns of beverages thus link them to disease prevention, weight management, and public-health nutrition. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research on the nutritional composition and health effects of beverages and their role within dietary patterns and metabolic health.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 42 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

• Traditional Foods, the Mediterranean Diet, and Health Promotion
  2025 ·
• Self-care practices and associated factors among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients attending public hospitals in Bale zone, Oromia region, Ethiopia
  Eshetu Zemen et al. · 2025 · PeerJ
• Household food insecurity, sociodemographic and lifestyle risk factors associated with high blood pressure among women in farming communities in Ghana
  A. K. Christian et al. · 2025 · BMC Women's Health
• Valorising mango, cashew apple, and papaya by-products for sustainable small ruminant production in low-income food deficit countries—a review
  2025 · Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
• Changes experienced in the nutritional pattern and in some health habits by the Spanish young adult population according to place of residence
  2025 · Journal of Public Health
• Valorising mango, cashew apple, and papaya by-products for sustainable small ruminant production in low-income food deficit countries—a review
  2025 · Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
• Household food insecurity, sociodemographic and lifestyle risk factors associated with high blood pressure among women in farming communities in Ghana
  2025 · BMC Women s Health
• Self-care practices and associated factors among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients attending public hospitals in Bale zone, Oromia region, Ethiopia
  2025 · PeerJ

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