My Health, Beer is Better Than Wine
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For decades, alcohol does offer health benefit and now comes to show that beer drink is better than wine. Just like the old saying, a couple of drinks a day is as good as an apple a day can keep doctor at bay.
“More than two decades’ worth of studies have credited daily moderate alcohol consumption with preventing heart attacks and strokes, helping to regulate insulin, staving off age-related dementia and even preventing osteoporosis and certain cancers. Other studies have suggested that adults who enjoy a drink or two daily have fewer incidents of emergency-room visits, fewer gallstones and intestinal disorders and even fewer bouts with the common cold.” according to foxvegas news.
Indeed, beer contains similar level of healthy polyphenols as red wine and is five times more than white wines.Polyphenols are the antioxidants such as the flavonoids and tannins that could raise good cholesterol and prevent certain cancers.
In addition, one of the main ingredients in beer, hops, has isoflavinoids. This occurs naturally in plant-based estrogens that can prevent prostate, breast, and colon cancers.
Generally, because of its richness in protein made from grain, small time brewers are keeping the unfiltered yeast in the beer which is providing full of vitamins and minerals that is passed down to consumer.
“Beer is 93 percent water, no fat, no cholesterol, no triglycerides, no sugar,” Gifford-Jones said. “(Beer has) significant amounts of magnesium and potassium and other minerals as well as vitamins B2, B6 and folic acid … it’s a damn good beverage.”
“I think alcohol is a good drug. Compared to prescription drugs? Yes, any day.” said Dr. Gifford Jones.
Also stating that moderate intake of alcohol is much safer than medicine with no side effects as in the aspirin, drugs etc.
Thanks to the researchers that it is good to have supported science theories saying that beer is as good as or better than wine associated with health conscious diet .