Milk companies could have been faster to recognize the opportunity to create milk-based beverages that met growing consumer demand for more refreshing drinks.

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The following month Kalbe set up a joint venture company with Milko Beverage Industry called Kalbe Milko Indonesia to produce milk-based healthy foods and beverages.

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The tongue is especially useful when it comes to beverages, such as fruit juices, milk, coffee, mineral water, wine and soft drinks.

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If necessary, drink beverages after meals and stick with juice and milk instead of water as much as possible to increase calorie intake.

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Dr. DAVID LUDWIG (Director, Obesity Program, Children's Hospital in Boston): We focused on milk, fruit juices, and soft drinks, because these beverages are highly profitable and heavily advertised to children.

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Because of the limits of city authority and exemptions made for other reasons, the ban on supersized beverages doesn't cover alcoholic drinks or many lattes and other milk-based concoctions, and it doesn't apply at supermarkets or many convenience stores including 7-Eleven, home of the Big Gulp.

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In fact, after adjusting for the effect of the other beverages, 14% of the heavier 2-year-olds drank 1% milk compared to 9% of normal-weight youngsters, and 16% of the overweight or obese 4-year-olds drank the 2% milk compared to 13% of the normal-weight 4-year-olds.

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