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Always called also the “liquid bread”Since it is based on 4 fundamental ingredients (water, cereals and yeast. And, in addition, hops), the beer it is not just a drink appreciated by the half of the Italians (according to the survey conducted by BVA Doxa for the AssoBirra Beer Information Center), but it can also be considered a food as it derives from basic foods such as cereals is the water, providing our body with useful substances from an energetic and nutritional point of view capable of having a positive role for the well-being of the organism, if consumed moderately.
What it contains
The balance between its reasonable dose of ethanol and the other nutrients is the dominant character of the beer: the alcohol content of a lager beer, the most common, in fact, is between 4.5% and 5%. The rest is water in which mineral salts, vitamins and small quantities of other nutrients useful to the body such as amino acids and antioxidants are dissolved.
A drink / food, therefore, rich in valuable properties for health:
It can be considered a prebiotic food. It is rich in inulin, a special water-soluble fiber of barley and fructooligosaccharides (FOS), beta-glucans always derived from barley, the staple food of beer. These nutrients present in solution in beer are not hydrolyzed by enzymes in the digestive tract and do not come absorbed from the gastrointestinal mucosa, reaching the colon intact. Here they are preferentially metabolised by Bifidobacteria, thus contributing to the development and maintenance of beneficial endogenous microorganisms (Bifidobacteria and Lactobacilli) as their carbon source. This intestinal condition limits the presence and growth of pathogenic and harmful bacteria, such as Clostridia, Escherichia Coli …
It can help fight the water retention. The water used to make beer is a good source of mineral salts, above all potassium (70 mg in 0.20 l), which helps to rebalance the amount of sodium present in the diet and thus helps to hinder water retention, which is so common in women.
She is friends with bones. 0.20 l of beer contains almost 70 mg of silicon, approximately 20% of the recommended daily dose. This mineral is capable of making bones stronger, reducing the risk of osteoporosis. And in beer it is found in a form that is easily assimilated by the bones and thus increases its shape and strength.
Contains antioxidants anti-aging. In particular, polyphenols is xanthumol with precious antioxidant power.
Help the beauty of skin, nails and hair. Furthermore, dissolved or suspended in the glass of beer, there are small quantities of nutrients and other substances which science recognizes today as a protective effect for health. Malt, hop and yeasts are a source of free amino acids, mineral salts and vitamins (B1, B2, B6, B9, B12 and niacin) also useful for the health of the skin, nails and hair.
How much beer can you drink in one day?
Beer is, among spirits, what it contains less alcohol. An average consumption of 2/3 glasses (250 cc) of light beer per day is considered moderate, but the dose may vary based on age, sex, build and state of health. 0.20 l of medium-strength light beer (4.5% vol.) Corresponds to about half of an alcoholic unit and contains 40% less alcohol than a 0.125 l glass of wine.
Not recommended for consumption in pregnancy (the effect of alcohol, even in moderate doses, on the cells and growing tissues of the fetus can cause brain malformations).
Prudence also suggests refraining from drinking any type of alcoholic beverage, even low-alcohol such as beer, before driving. Reactions to alcohol ingestion can in fact vary greatly depending on the psychophysical conditions of each individual driving. However, the law sets the maximum limit for alcohol in a driver’s blood at 0.5 grams per liter.
Of course not, even if you are not an adult. Teenagers they are the most vulnerable consumers, as they have neither the ability to metabolize alcohol completely, nor the maturity enough to handle an alcoholic beverage responsibly.
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