Drinking beer can be good for your health. Image: Shutterstock |
While keeping in mind that bingeing on any type of alcohol
has more negative effects than positive, consider the following benefits:
Because beer has high levels of silicon (especially pale
ales) drinking it in moderation can help strengthen
your bones. This is true for up to two beers a night. Beware, though: those
who drank more than two beers a night actually had a higher risk for fracturing
bones.
Like wine, beer can also contribute positively to heart health. A pint of beer daily has
been shown to reduce the risk for heart disease, though bingeing increases the
risk. It’s also been shown that moderate drinking reduces the risk of heart
attacks and death from cardiovascular disease by up to 40%. This is because
beer contains HDL, which can help raise good cholesterol and prevent artery
clogs. This also means a lower risk of
stroke.
A brewski or two a night can also boost kidney health. The risk for kidney stones can be reduced by
nearly 40%, though researchers are unsure whether this is due to alcohol’s high
water content or the hops’ ability to slow calcium leeching from our bones.
Drinking beer also helps prevent brain health problems like Alzheimer’s and dementia by up to 20
percent. Moderate drinkers also have a reduced
cancer risk, since beer and wine are both high in antioxidants.
Beer-marinated steak was found to have 70% fewer carcinogens as well, which
researchers theorize is due to the beer’s sugars.
Beer can reduce the risk of developing Alzeheimer's & dementia by up to 20%. Image: Shutterstock |
Lastly, drinking beer helps lower blood pressure, meaning a lower risk for heart attack and
other stress-related problems. Moderate drinkers tend to live a longer life as well, since they are at a reduced risk for so
many health problems.
This is good news for the people who are involved in
ownership of the big brewery companies.
People like Peter Coors and Eric Molson are still involved in the family
companies that bear their names. Brian Grossman is
heavily involved in his father’s Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, and breweries
like the Bavaria Brewery often act as important parts of the portfolios of families
like the Santo Domingos (which include members Tatiana and Andres
Santo Domingo.)
All of these effects are relevant only for one or two drinks
per day. Drinking more than that often has an adverse effect, putting beer
drinkers at a higher risk for some problems. But for moderate drinkers—rejoice
(and don’t feel bad for having a pint or two)!
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