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Nutritional Advice
Dr. Margo Denke, Honorary API Network Board Member Research by Dr. Margo A. Denke, a professor of medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, suggests beer might be a healthier quaff than red wine. Denke determined that beer contains healthy doses of polyphenols that are similar to amounts in red wine. Polyphenols are antioxidants credited for raising good cholesterol and staving off certain cancers. The research also determined that beer has as much as five times the polyphenols as white wine. Additionally, researchers at Oregon State University recently discovered that hops, one of the main ingredients in beer, contain isoflavinoids -- plant-based estrogens that have been found to inhibit prostate, breast and colon cancer... and who wouldn't want to inhibit those? Because beer is made from grain, it contains protein, and what are muscles made of?? PROTEIN! Good beer, the really high quality stuff made in smaller batches by independent brewers, typically is not filtered, so it is chocked full of vitamins and minerals from the yeast still suspended in the liquid. Beer is 93% water, no fat, no cholesterol, no triglycerides, no sugar. Drink up! Beer has significant amounts of magnesium and potassium and other minerals as well as vitamins B2, B6 and folic acid … it's a darn good beverage, if you stay away from the light/lite varieties. And of course, the best reason to raise a toast with a glass of beer... To health, happiness and the building of solid business relationships.
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