If the United States has an official alcoholic beverages, beer may be chosen. According to data Brewers Association, the beer market in the United States reached $ 101 billion in 2009. In addition to the land of Uncle Sam, beer included in a popular drink in the world.
Although alcohol, according to the beer also has health benefits. In small doses, said beer may prevent heart disease. In the midst of controversy about this drink, we present five facts about beer.
1. The content in beer
The main content of beer is water, but also flowers, mushrooms and cereals. Beer gets its distinctive flavor from the hops, a kind of flower vines. Although the content of the alcohol from grain, mainly barley (barley), allowing to germinate and remove yeast. Research shows different types of beer contains protein derived from yeast.
2. The anti-cancer
Plant a bitter hop flavor and aroma of the fruit to give the beer was cancer-fighting power. According to the 2009 study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, hops has antioxidant, cancer-fighting cells, which is better than red wine, green tea, or soy products. Antioxidants are found only in hops plant called xanthohumol.
The problem is the antioxidant benefits of hops we need about 118 gallons (450 liters) of beer to drink every day. Since then, researchers are now trying to anti-cancer properties of hops can be made into pills.
3. Strengthen bones
Although not recommended as beer drinks but these drinks contain silicon, which is good for bone health. In a study published in the Official Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture Organization, beer rich in content of barley and hops have more silicon than beer made from wheat.
4. Bad for the kidneys
Benefits of bad beer seems to have known many people, ranging from making a drunk, heavily addictive, disturb sleep, dehydration, kidney disease to launch and the risk of cancer. Alcoholics are seven times higher risk of suffering from cancer of the digestive organs.
5. Good for heart
Canadian scientists found that drinking alcohol can increase levels of good cholesterol. Research over the years are advised to drink alcohol at a sufficient level (no more than 14 grams), because it has positive health benefits.
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