Drinking a beer every day can improve your health. Scientists from Portugal’s Nova University Lisbon have made this claim in a research. They say that drinking beer daily with dinner increases the level of good bacteria in the stomach of men. This benefit comes from both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beer.
such research
In the research, people were asked to drink lager daily for 4 weeks.
- 19 adult men were included in the research. Their average age was 35 years.
- All the people were asked to drink 325 ml of lager with dinner daily for 4 weeks. Lager is a type of beer.
- Some of the participants were given alcoholic and some non-alcoholic beer.
- The alcohol content in the alcoholic lager was 5.2%. Such beer is kept in the strong category.
- After 4 weeks of the trial, the stool and blood samples of these men were taken.
Here are the results
According to experts, there is no problem related to blood, heart and metabolism from beer.
The results of this research, published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, say that drinking beer increases the amount of good bacteria in the intestines. These bacteria are more diverse. This improves the health of the entire digestive system.
Scientists also found that drinking beer daily did not increase one’s weight or body mass index (BMI). Nor is there any problem related to blood, heart and metabolism.
How does beer increase good bacteria?
Scientists believe that beer contains compounds called polyphenols and micro-organisms formed after the process of rotting, which increase the good bacteria in the intestines. Health experts believe that it is important to have a diverse range of bacteria in the body. Failure to do so can lead to many health problems, such as heart disease and diabetes.