Is coconut water all it's cracked up to be?

By Michael Moss
Updated August 25 2014 - 10:08am, first published July 30 2014 - 12:00am

Coconut water may have taken the US by storm ten years ago, but it only really became popular in Australia in the last few years. In America it was billed as a miracle drink able to fight viruses, kidney disease and other ailments like osteoporosis. Global sales now reach $400 million a year, and many consumers believe that the beverage has a wide variety of health benefits. But they may be unaware that the drink’s marketers have sharply scaled back their claims.

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