Beer is
commonly known to have negative effects on persons who consume it in large
portions on a regular basis. Conditions like Intoxication/ Impairment, High
Blood Pressure, Heart burn and Dehydration are common in excessive beer
drinkers. Excessive consumption of beer can impair how a person performs
as a parent or partner. It can lead a person to be violent, to spend more time
away from home, to leave other family members destitute, or to
cause them anxiety, fear and depression. Beer does not
have as high an alcohol content as vodka and other alcoholic beverages so the
mentioned diseases are lower in beer drinkers verses drinkers of other
alcoholic beverages. However, there are facts that consuming beer in
sparing amounts has astonishing benefits.
Beer is rich in many
vitamins of the B6 group and in such minerals as magnesium. Barley and hops
used in the production of beer are rich in flavonoids, which have powerful
antioxidant effects. The National Institute
on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) has completed an extensive review
of current scientific knowledge about the health effects of moderate alcohol
consumption. It found that the lowest
death rate from all causes occurs at the level of one to two drinks per day.
That is, moderate drinkers have the
greatest longevity.
There is strong evidence that light-to-moderate
alcohol consumption has cardio-protective properties. Many research studies demonstrate a lower coronary heart
disease incidence among moderate beer drinkers. These moderate drinkers are at
lower risk of CHD-related mortality than both heavy drinkers and abstainers.
The vitamin B6 in beer also seems to prevent the alcohol-induced rise in blood homocysteine, a probable
heart disease risk factor. Consuming beer in moderate amounts may also aid in
cholesterol issues and the prevention of kidney stones.
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