Beer ‘nowhere near as bad for you’ as people think

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Beer ‘nowhere near as bad for you’ as people think and could have health benefits

Beer is not as bad for you as you might think and has some health benefits according to a new ‘myth busting’ report which reveals it is one of the most misunderstood tipples around.

Naturally low in sugar, with a lower calorific value compared to other alcoholic drinks, beer is ‘nowhere near as bad for you’ as you might believe.

A study by There’s A Beer For That has revealed that one in 10 Brits (12%) think half a pint of beer has more calories than a small glass of wine (175ml). In actual fact beer (91 calories) contains fewer calories than wine (141 calories), according to the statistics.

A quarter of Brits (25%) think a pint of beer has more sugar than their daily Frappuccino, with a quarter not knowing that there’s actually only 2.5g sugar in half a pint of beer, compared to 35g in a tall Frappuccino.

The study also goes on to reveal a general lack of knowledge about beer, by reporting that more than a third of adults (39%) in the UK thought drinking beer makes them fat, with 29% under the impression that a half a pint of beer has more calories than a burger.

The study, carried out on 2,000 adults, revealed that a quarter of Brits (25%) believe a pint of beer has more fat than a chocolate bar, which is another myth dispelled as the average bar of milk chocolate has 13.5g, whereas a pint of beer (4%) has absolutely no fat whatsoever.

Fiona Hunter, one of the nutritionist experts behind the study, went one further saying that beer can actually have some health and nutritional benefits if consumed in moderation.

She said: “Beer contains fewer calories than wine but many people don’t actually realise this.

“People often talk about the health benefits associated with wine, red wine in particular, but some don’t realise that studies show that consumed in moderation, as part of a healthy balanced diet, beer is also associated with reduced risk of heart disease.

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[Xamonas Chegwé]

I never thought beer was bad for me.

[cronus]

...only the most positive links from now on. I've been through my Balrog moment, my dark night of the soul and am changed.

[cronus]

Most people factor in life expectancy with these things without realising we are on the edge of a Malthusian die-off post peak oil.

[Jason]

Beer. It's good for what ails ya.

[laklak]

Beer, it's not just for breakfast anymore!

I drink a fair bit of beer. If it was bad for you I'd be a shambling wreck of a man, but I'm.......hang on a minute

[Brian Peacock]

[JimC]

The thread title is a perfect example of damning with faint praise.

[mistermack]

I once had a girlfriend who was a sister at Gloucester Hospital.
She was friends with a doctor who did most of the post-mortems for the area.

He said that people from Gloucester, who were often heavy beer drinkers, had the worst, least healthy digestive tracts.
Whereas people from the Forest of Dean, a heavy cider-drinking area, had amazingly healthy innards.
He was talking about the known heavy drinkers, many of whom died as a direct or indirect result of drink.

So cider is great for your insides. But it rots the brain.

I remember I did a stint of running a pipe-cleaning business, cleaning the beer lines in pubs.
When you did beer lines, you would get loads of disgusting gunge come out in the rinse.
Lager was the worst of all.
But the cider lines always came out clear. They really didn't need cleaning at all. They must be self-cleaning.

[Tero]

I toyed with some light beers, as I don't need the alcohol in them at all. I don't drink but the one bottle a day.

One was tolerable, Blue Moon Honey Weiss.

Going back to my Kölsch made by a local brewery. It costs 7.99 a six pack. Problem solved.

[pErvinalia]

...only the most positive links from now on.

[Tyrannical]

But gin........

It'll be the death of ya

[tattuchu]

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