The Functional Drink Fad: Separating Science from Snake Oil The shelves of supermarkets and newsagents are now stocked with a wide range of "functional drinks" that promise to improve everything from mental clarity to gut health.
These beverages have become the latest darling of the wellness crowd, even catching the attention of celebrities like Gillian Anderson. But do they live up to their lofty claims?
Or are we simply being sold a sugar coated dream? The proliferation of functional drinks can be attributed in part to our increasingly health conscious consumer culture.