Giữa cảnh báo rằng chúng tôi nên tránh đồ uống giải khát và nước ép trái cây do nội dung lượng đường cao của họ, một số chuyên gia đã đề nghị chúng ta uống chỉ có sữa hoặc nước. Nhưng khác, thay vì không thấp-đường nước giải khát ngày càng được ca ngợi về lợi ích sức khỏe của nó: bia.Nghiên cứu cho thấy nó có thể giúp bảo vệ chống lại bệnh Alzheimer, hỗ trợ giảm cân và thậm chí cân bằng hormone- và bây giờ nó thu hút càng nhiều sức khỏe có ý thức người đàn ông và phụ nữ.Một chiếc bè của nữ nhân cũng bao gồm bia.Nữ diễn viên Mila Kunis nói thức uống yêu thích của cô là trăng xanh bia, trong khi siêu mẫu Elle Macpherson mới tiết lộ rằng cô rửa tóc của cô với nó. Thậm chí saintly Hollywood sao Gwyneth Paltrow đã nói cô ' không thể có đủ của Guinness'.Vì vậy, những gì là những lợi ích của bia, và nó có thể thực sự được tốt cho bạn?MỘT PINT ĐẦY VITAMIN'Nếu bạn phân tích bia bạn sẽ ngạc nhiên trước bao nhiêu chất dinh dưỡng siêu có đang ở trong đó,' nói rằng tiến sĩ Stephan Domenig, giám đốc y tế của The ban đầu F.X. Mayr Trung tâm y tế ở nước Áo. 'Bia có chứa tất cả tinh- và nhiều người trong số không cần thiết-axit amin.'Cũng như các protein xây dựng khối và khoáng vật phốt pho, iốt, magiê và kali, bia rất giàu canxi để có thể có lợi cho xương của bạn.Một nghiên cứu của đại học Tufts ở Hoa Kỳ vào năm 2009 thấy rằng tiêu thụ trung bình bia có thể bảo vệ mật độ khoáng xương.For years Guinness was even prescribed to pregnant women due to its high Vitamin B content. ‘It’s now recommended that pregnant women avoid alcohol but other people could benefit,’ says nutritionist Vicki Edgson.Choose unpasteurised beer for the greatest health benefits. Pasteurising, or heating to prolong its shelf-life, reduces some nutritional value as the ‘living’ content is removed, says Georgina Young, head brewer at Fuller’s. And cloudy beer is best as filtering removes the yeast and therefore a lot of B vitamins.BANISH THE BELLYWhile high in vitamins, beer is actually low in sugar, high levels of which have been linked to diabetes and obesity. While a can of Coke contains seven teaspoons and an orange juice six, half a pint of beer contains just over one.‘Compared with soft drinks, it will give less of a blood sugar spike,’ says nutritionist Dr Kathryn O’Sullivan, who last year carried out a scientific review of beer. ‘Beer is about 93 per cent water so it’s quite hydrating.’In fact, moderate beer consumption may even help prevent diabetes. A 2010 study of more than 38,000 men in the US found that when men who rarely drank beer increased their consumption to one or two glasses a day, after four years their risk of type 2 diabetes fell by 25 per cent. And despite the threat of a so-called ‘beer belly’, a study of nearly 2,000 regular beer drinkers by the University of London concluded it’s unlikely that moderate intake is associated with large weight gain.‘Drinking beer increases the production of bile, which helps us to digest fatty food,’ says Dr Domenig. Beer is a rich source of fibre – two glasses provide between ten and 30 per cent of our recommended requirement. Fibre is known to help keep us full and ward off hunger.STAVE OFF DISEASEAlthough beer drinking is usually associated with brain fog, research suggests it might help prevent Alzheimer’s. The disease, which affects almost 500,000 people in the UK, has been linked to high levels of aluminium, but the silicon in beer may offset the damage.A 2008 study published in the journal Food And Chemical Toxicology found the silicon was able to reduce aluminium uptake in the digestive tract and slow the accumulation of the metal in the body and brain tissue. But beware of overdoing it: a University College London study warned that men drinking more than two pints a day could suffer memory loss.Beer could also help heart health. A 2013 study at Harokopio University in Athens found it boosted the flexibility of the arteries. Scientists measured the cardiovascular health of non-smoking men under 35 two hours after drinking 400ml of beer and compared that with drinking vodka or alcohol-free beer. While all three drinks had some beneficial effect on the stiffness of arteries, beer had the greatest benefit.Beer can raise good cholesterol too. ‘The main component that helps protect the heart is alcohol, which raises “good” HDL-cholesterol and has other benefits,’ says Dr R. Curtis Ellison, professor of medicine and public health at the Boston University School of Medicine.However, that’s not a licence to binge. ‘Large amounts of alcohol may cause disease of the heart muscle,’ warns Dr Ellison.BE BEER-TIFULWhile red wine is known for containing the anti-ageing plant compound resveratrol, beer drinkers also get skin-boosting benefits. Made from barley, beer is rich in ferulic acid, a potent antioxidant shown to protect skin from sun damage. This is also found in tomatoes, sweetcorn and rice bran, but research from Guy’s Hospital in London in 2000 suggests beer contains a more absorbable form. Men given low-alcohol beer absorbed all the ferulic acid present against just 25 per cent absorbed from tomatoes. Studies indicate that darker beers pack a stronger antioxidant punch.Though it’s not just drinking beer that health fans love. Catherine Zeta-Jones uses it as conditioner, saying: ‘I smell like the bottom of a beer barrel for days afterwards but it’s very good for the hair.’‘The hops in beer contain silica which adds lustre, increases volume and fortifies the hair from within,’ says Janey Lee Grace, author of Look Great Naturally... Without Ditching The Lipstick.To condition the hair using beer, she recommends first boiling the liquid to remove alcohol, which can strip hair of natural oils, then mixing it with extra virgin coconut oil.BOOST YOUR LIBIDOIt may not be ‘beer goggles’ getting people in the mood – the hops in beer are said to have aphrodisiac-like qualities. ‘Hops are a wonderful relaxant,’ says Dr Marion Gluck, an expert in hormonal imbalances. ‘And you don’t need much to get the benefits,’ she adds. Research shows that the phytoestrogen from hops – oestrogen-like compounds found in plant foods – may help reduce hot flushes, low libido and other symptoms associated with menopause.Beer may help balance hormones in cases of polycystic ovary syndrome, endometriosis and perimenopause, according to Vicki Edgson.‘The phytoestrogens help to regulate either hormone deficiencies or excess oestrogen,’ she says, advising that ‘half a pint once or twice a week would be ample to have an effect’. Edgson emphasises it does not work for everyone, though. ‘It should be tried in moderation initially to see whether symptoms are relieved.’
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