Healthy drinks

The Jakarta Post ,  Jakarta   |  Wed, 09/26/2007 3:24 PM

Drinking habits have changed dramatically in line with progress in the economy and the pervasion of the modern lifestyle. While in the past, people usually sipped drinks at home or during visits to friends or relatives, now they drink on far more occasions: at home, at a bar, at work, at the cinema, shopping mall or on trips.

They drink up not only because they are thirsty but because they realize it is good for their health. In fact, besides the water people usually drink at home, there are many other beverages available on the market that are good for health and are able to keep people healthy and fresh despite their hectic lifestyle.

The hectic pace in big cities such as Jakarta, where many people rarely have time to exercise due to work, it is important to have a balanced diet, which includes healthy beverages, in order to stay fresh.

There are many choices on the market: milk, juice, coffee, wine, etc. Some of them are believed to be naturally effective in preventing disease. The beverage industry has been professing that they are able to increase the medicinal capacity of their products while maintaining their primary advantage, that is tastiness.

This supplement edition seeks to highlight the issue. Besides global trends of health drinks, topics discussed in this edition include mineral water, juice, milk, coffee, wine.

Happy reading while you sip away at a healthy drink.

-- Supplement editor

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