Healthy Drinking With Fructose and Fiber

摘要

According to Euromonitor, the global soft drinks market is forecast to reach 417 billion liters by 2008. Demographic factors such as an aging population together with enhanced health awareness are changing the nature of the drinks market. It is clearly moving away from traditional products such as carbonates to value-added products, Issues such as obesity, high cholesterol and osteoporosis account for the growth in healthier beverages (bottled water, juice drinks and functional beverages). Indeed, there has been some merging of the functional sector with the soft drinks sector as more traditional beverages contain added vitamins and minerals to enhance health.