| Beer and nutrition might appear to be two unrelated | | | | doesn't contribute to weight gain, then what's light |
| terms. Right. | | | | about "light" beers? Are they better for you? |
| We don't usually see those words together, but the | | | | Actually, not necessarily. There's nothing significantly |
| truth is that perhaps, the drink called beer is a bit | | | | different between light and regular beers except a |
| misunderstood. It may actually be good for you | | | | slightly lower calorie count. If you're trying to lose |
| when consumed in very moderate amounts. | | | | weight and feel compelled to have a beer, the light |
| Beer has been brewed for just about as long as | | | | beer would be your choice |
| humans have been cultivating crops and is actually | | | | Of course that doesn't mean that if one beer is |
| made with some very healthy ingredients. Those | | | | good, three or four must be better. That isn't true. |
| ingredients are hops, brewer's yeast, barley and malt. | | | | Drinking more than one beer or any alcoholic |
| There are different styles of beer and each style has | | | | beverage per day can put too much alcohol in your |
| a distinctive flavor and color.There are beers with | | | | system and that isn't good for you. Heavy drinking |
| much higher or lower levels alcohol, carbohydrates, | | | | has been associated with several health problems, so |
| and protein. | | | | moderation is definitely the key with drinking beer. |
| The first question on my mind concerns how beer | | | | The studies also point to one beer per day as being |
| compares to other alcoholic drinks like red wine or | | | | beneficial, not drinking all seven beers in one day per |
| distilled spirits. The comparison is not that easy to | | | | week. That type of binge drinking will overload you |
| make. In the first place, the main beneficial element | | | | system with alcohol too. |
| that was discovered in red wine is resveratrol, a | | | | The following people should not drink beer, or should |
| powerful anti-oxidant. Beer doesn't contain any | | | | speak with their doctor before drinking beer or other |
| resveratrol. But the presence of folate in beer helps | | | | alcoholic beverages: |
| lower the risk of heart disease when consumed in | | | | * Pregnant or breast-feeding women should not drink |
| moderation. Beer also reduces blood clots and it has | | | | beer. Even small amounts of alcohol can damage a |
| been shown to improve mental function in women as | | | | developing fetus. |
| well as increasing bone density | | | | * People with alcoholism or drug addictions should not |
| It might come as a surprise to those that associate | | | | drink beer. |
| beer drinking with being overweight but there isn't a | | | | * Young people. |
| trace of fat in beer. | | | | * People with liver, pancreatic diseases, or really, any |
| But if there's no fat, then where does the beer belly | | | | type of chronic disease should speak with their |
| come from? Turns out it has less to do with drinking | | | | doctor. |
| a beer and more about the customs of beer drinking. | | | | * People with gout should avoid beer. Gout is very |
| Think about bar foods. It's usually salty, greasy, fat | | | | painful and is triggered by alcohol. |
| laden stuff, right? Plus, drinking a few beers can | | | | * Diabetics should speak with their doctor. |
| make even the most energetic of us a bit lethargic. | | | | * People taking any type of medications should |
| It's no surprise that inactivity can add to an | | | | speak with their doctor. This includes |
| expanding waistline. But a beer, all by itself, won't | | | | over-the-counter medications |
| significantly affect your weight one way or | | | | So, the bottom line is that Several beers each day is |
| anothersome studies have shown that beer helps to | | | | definitely bad for health. The key to health with beer |
| reduce triglycerides and LDL (LDL is the bad sort of | | | | drinking is to limit your consumption to one beer |
| cholesterol), problems that are often associated with | | | | every alternate day. |
| obesity. | | | | Cheers! |
| If beer has no fat and moderate consumption | | | | |
