Is it worthless in terms of nutritional value, or is it healthy and can help with many ailments? We check what secrets the beer hides.
Beer contains a full range of vitamins and nutrients. You can find vitamins B1, B2, B3 and B6 in it, which prevent depression and help the body absorb nutrients better.
There is no shortage of these in the “golden liquor”, because beer also contains calcium, magnesium, zinc, sodium, potassium, phosphorus and iron.
Silicon contained in beer improves memory and prevents dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.
Yeast, which is part of good beer, protects against heart attacks and blood clots – beer drinkers have a half lower risk of developing these diseases.
Beer is also a drink for people with bladder problems. It has a diuretic effect and many people find it easier to drink half a liter of beer in a short time than the same amount of water.
According to the latest research, it helps fight kidney stones, because the stratification of calcium in the body is prevented by the substances contained in hops. P
Beer also helps prevent osteoporosis thanks to the antioxidants contained in beer and hops, because the calcification process also affects the bones.
Hop cones also have another property – the substances they contain make it easier to fall asleep. Therefore, this ingredient can be found in popular preparations for insomnia. From time to time, an alternative to swallowing pills can be a glass of beer.
The tentracycline contained in beer is a natural antibiotic that prevents infections. Mulled beer, with the addition of ginger, raspberry syrup or honey, is therefore an excellent winter cold remedy.
However, it is worth remembering that unpasteurized or at least unfiltered beer has the most nutritional value. In this produced by large breweries on an industrial scale, we will not find too many vitamins or minerals.
Beer also has a very high glycemic index, which explains why after drinking a few pints we can get ravenous hunger. Therefore, people on a diet should limit this drink and before the beer feast, take care of healthy snacks, such as soups, sandwiches made of wholegrain bread or salads. In this way, they will prevent “throwing” after drinking beer on typical snacks served in bars, such as salty peanuts and crisps.