A number of studies are showing that moderate consumption of alcohol, including beer, can have similar heart-healthy effects, including making men 30 to 35% less likely to have a heart attack than those who abstain.
Other studies have shown that consuming two or more glasses of alcohol a day may increase a woman’s risk of breast cancer.
HERE ARE 9 HEALTHY REASONS TO FEEL EVEN BETTER ABOUT DRINKING BEER:
1. Beer makes you live longer:
The USDA analyzed 50 different studies and concluded that moderate consumption of sudsy beverages saves 26,000 lives per year due to lowered disease risks, thus extending the rich lives of beer drinkers.
2. Reduces the risk of kidney stones:
A study published earlier this year and conducted by Italian researchers found that beer may reduce the risk of developing kidney stones by a whopping 41 percent.
This may be due to beer’s high water content and diuretic effect, some hypothesize.
In any event, the same was certainly not true for soda and punch, which increased the risk of developing kidney stones.
3. Drink it for the heart:
The Italian researchers at Fondazione di Ricerca e Cura analyzed the data behind the drinking habits of 200k people and found that moderate beer drinkers are generally more awesome have a 31% reduction in risk of heart disease, which is roughly the same as wine drinkers.
4. Prevents strokes:
Beyond helping you get heart healthy, moderate drinking also may help prevent the formation of blood clots that can block arteries in the heart, neck and brain, according to the Harvard School of Public Health.
Those blockages are a cause of the most common kind of stroke, ischemic stroke.
5. Prevents development of Ulcer:
Studies have also shown that consuming three to six glasses of wine per week can lower the risk of Helicobacter pylori infection (associated with stomach ulcers) by 11 percent compared to those who do not drink.
Red wine, which has antibacterial agents, is also believed to lower the risk of general infection by 6 per cent.
6. Gigantic strength:
Famous beer-lover Andre the Giant once consumed over 100 beers in a single sitting, giving him the strength to overcome Hulk Hogan and win the WWF championship. Or at least go toe-to-toe against Wade Boggs in a professional athlete beer drink-off!
7. Increased memory:
Rush University Medical Center didn't stop believing in beer. In fact, they proved that beer makes you 23% less likely to develop memory problems later in life.
Results on immediate memory problems were not measured.
UC Davis researchers concluded that beer contains a ton of silicon, which, in addition to contributing to parts of the anatomy that might give one a bone, also increases bone density at a higher rate than wine.
However, if you have more than two beers, it actually weakens your skeletal system and makes fractures more likely.
Although, it's unclear if the fracture fact accounts for the correlation between decreased coordination and increased tendency to attempt "the worm".
8. Drink it to fight cancer:
Studies have proved that because of various compounds like Xanthohumol which are used in brewing beer, cancer can be cured.
Study leader Dr Clarissa Gerhausa, from the German Cancer Research Centre in Heidelberg, said:
"We hope that one day we can demonstrate that xanthohumol prevents prostate cancer development, first in animal models and then in humans, but we are just at the beginning."
9. Bone bonus:
UC Davis researchers concluded that beer contains a ton of silicon, which, in addition to contributing to parts of the anatomy that might give one a bone, also increases bone density at a higher rate than wine.
However, if you have more than two beers, it actually weakens your skeletal system and makes fractures more likely.
Although, it's unclear if the fracture fact accounts for the correlation between decreased coordination and increased tendency to attempt "the worm".
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