Health Benefits of Beer

Question
I've read extensive research on the health benefits of beer, and it almost seems like it is a miracle food.  It seems that many healthy foods are high in calories (bananas for example) like beer is, yet beer has a large number of benefits where as many health foods only have one or two.  Is drinking beer moderately (one or two a day) truly something which can be part of a healthy life style?  I happen to be a moderate drinker who exercises and I want to put my mind at ease.

Answer
Hello David!

When drank in moderation (1-2 drinks daily) beer can have some amazing health benefits!

Beer is good for your heart!

A Dutch study conducted by TNO Nutrition and Food Research found that a known reference for predicting future cardiovascular disease, blood C-reactive protein (CRP), declined by 35 percent after three weeks of regular beer consumption compared with levels after three weeks of drinking non-alcoholic beer. The same study found that levels of HDL or "good" cholesterol rose by 11 percent during the same period. Beer also contains vitamin B6, which prevents the build-up of an amino acid called homocysteine that has been linked to heart disease.
Also, the Archives of Internal Medicine published an article confirming the benefits for women drinking alcohol. Data was collected from more than 70,000 nurses aged 25 to 42 whose health histories were tracked from 1989. Younger women who drink two or three alcoholic beverages a week have a lower risk of developing high blood pressure than women who do not drink alcohol. The women in the group who drank two or three alcoholic drinks a week had a 14 percent lower risk of developing high blood pressure than those who abstained.

Beer will reduce the chance of stroke!
One drink a day for women or up to two drinks a day for men will reduce your chances of strokes, heart and vascular disease. Strokes are the third-leading cause of death in the U.S. and the leading cause of serious, long-term disabilities. It is said that light to moderate drinkers will decrease their chances of suffering a stroke by 20 percent.

You should give your grandma a beer!
Don't load her up a beer bong yet or take her to "kill a keg" night at you local pub, but in moderation, beer has been proven to have positive effects on elderly people. It helps promote blood vessel dilation, sleep and urination.


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