THE PRESENT INVENTION ADDRESSES THE PROBLEM OF PROVIDING A SAFE AND NOVEL BEVERAGE WHICH IS USEFUL IN THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF VARIOUS BONE DISORDERS SUCH AS OSTEOPOROSIS, BONE FRACTURES, RHEUMATISM, AND ARTHRITIS WHEN TAKEN ON A DAILY BASIS. A BEVERAGE CONTAINING MORE THAN 0.8 MG/100 ML AND 150 MG/100 ML OR LESS OF ANGIOGENIN AND/OR AN ANGIOGENIN DEGRADATION PRODUCT, AND LACTOPEROXIDASE AND/OR A LACTOPEROXIDASE DEGRADATION PRODUCT AT A MASS RATIO OF 0.3 TO 23 RELATIVE TO THE ANGIOGENIN AND/OR ANGIOGENIN DEGRADATION PRODUCT. IT IS POSSIBLE TO STRENGTHEN BONES AND TO PREVENT AND TREAT VARIOUS BONE DISORDERS SUCH AS OSTEOPOROSIS, BONE FRACTURES, RHEUMATISM, AND ARTHRITIS BY TAKING SAID BEVERAGE.