Is having 1 beer bad for you? ?!


Question: Is having 1 beer bad for you!? !?
my mom drinks a beer and says its not bad cause its 1 beer!.!.!.!.!.HELP!Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
It's according to one's tolerance level!. If mom can handle one beer, then more power to her!. Some people get tipsy from one beer!. It's up to each person on a one-on-one basis!. I wish you and mom the very best!. Peace!!!Www@FoodAQ@Com

I understand why you ask!. Sometimes we see our parents drink a different alcoholic drink than wine, beer!. With all the negative statements about beer and how it is portrayed in movies, you feel uncomfortable watching your parents with a bottle!. In reality, though you may feel like beer is bad, having just one beer is not even close to bad at all!.

Your mom is very responsible in the way she drinks!. Beer has one of the smallest alcohol contents of most alcholic drinks, and it would probably never get her drunk, which is what you are probably worried about!. She's an adult and is alowed to drink, and she is handling the responsability well!. The only problem you would have is if she was drinking 4 beers an hour, because that is called binge drinking!. But if shes only having one beer, why are you worried!? There is nothing wrong with it!. it won't turn into some college movie!. I understand why you are worried though, since you probly dont know a lot about alchohol yet!. Trust me, don't worry, shes acting completely normal!.

As for the really long answer above me, don't even pay attention to it!. It's really just some guy who went to a site and copied and pasted an answer for you!. It isn't necessary to read the whole thing!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Oldenmead aka Karalyn M

You did a great job answering your own question!.

Good job!.


A beer or two per day does have positive affects on human health!. And although much research points to polyphenol antioxidants being a health shield, ethanol found in alcoholic beverages such as wine; beer; and distilled spirits, in moderation is gaining strength as beneficial as well!.

Beer belly is a myth!. Any individual that consumes calories in excess without and equal amount of physical activity to utilize those calories will gain in girth around the belly section!. This is true weather the person drink beer or other alcoholic beverages or non at all!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Beer isn't bad for you!. When you can't count how many you have had, then your heading for liver damage!. Good beer actually has a lot of vitamins and other healthy components to it, though the filtered boiled to death donkey piss the average American drinks pretty much has no posative side, just gets you drunkWww@FoodAQ@Com

No!. It's not

Studies have revealed that beer can produce the same benefits as drinking wine!. Whether you prefer ales, lagers, stout, bitter or wheat beers, studies show that one drink a day for women or up to two drinks a day for men will reduce your chances of strokes, heart and vascular disease!. It’s no secret that the stroke is the 3rd leading cause of death in the U!.S!. and the leading cause of serious, long-term disabilities!.

What’s interesting is that it was proven (New England Journal of Medicine – Nov!. 1999) that those who drank one beer a week compared to those who drank one beer a day experienced no variance in reducing stroke risks!. It is said that light to moderate drinkers will decrease their chances of suffering a stroke by 20%!.

A researcher at the Texas Southwestern Medical Center (May 1999) reported that those who consume moderate amounts of beer (one to two a day at the most) have a 30-40% lower rate of coronary heart disease compared to those who don’t drink!. Beer contains a similar amount of ‘polyphenols’ (antioxidants) as red wine and 4-5 times as many polyphenols as white wine!.

Alcohol has also been attributed of its ability to increase the amount of good cholesterol (HDL) into the bloodstream as well as help to decrease blood clots!.


Beer also contains vitamin B6, which prevents the build-up of amino acid called homocysteine that has been linked to heart disease!. Those of us who have high levels of homocysteine are usually more prone to an early onset of heart and vascular disease!. A new study performed at the TNO Nutrition and Food Research Institute in Utrecht indicates that those who drink beer had no increase in their homocysteine level but those who drank wine or liquor had an increase of up to 10%!. also noted was the fact that those who drank beer experienced a 30% increase in vitamin B6 in their blood plasma, thereby proving that beer (in moderation) is actually healthier to drink than wine and other liquor!.

Did you know!?


- Beer is nutritious if consumed in moderation

- That beer is fat-free and cholesterol free!?

- Beer has a relaxing effect on the body thereby reducing stress!.

- It can help you sleep better

- It helps prevent heart disease and improves the blood circulation

- It has proven to have positive effects on elderly people!. It helps to promote blood vessel dilation, sleep, and urination!.


An average beer contains the following:

0mg of cholesterol

0g of fat

13g of carbohydrate

25mg of sodium

protein, calcium, potassium, phosphorus and vitamins B, B2, and B6

Now after reading all this ‘good stuff’ on beer, this isn’t to say that you should go out and get ‘boozed up’ because it’s good for you! Obviously the key, as was mentioned earlier, is moderation!. Drinking in excess of these guidelines has been associated with an increased risk of several serious health ailments, such as cancer, high blood pressure, and liver disease!. Be warned that drinking over moderation can lead to liver damage, dangers of drunk driving, and damage to fetuses of pregnant women who are drinking…just to name a few!.



The health risks of beer


Ever heard of the ‘beer belly’!? In a German study, Gerard Klose said ‘dangers begin to emerge in men measuring more than 94 centimeters around the middle, and become "really risky" at a girth of 102 centimeters’!. ‘Too much fat’, he said, ‘makes diabetes, certain forms of cancer and heart disease a distinct possibility’!.’


It’s no secret that high levels of fat accumulated on the body is unhealthy and can cause serious illness over time!. An article in the London Times reports that fat that collects around the internal organs to form the typically male beer belly will also find its way into the bloodstream and in turn, raise your cholesterol levels!. This leads to heart and vascular disease and strokes!.


Moderation is key here, as it is in all things!. Beer is a wholesome drink that is made from natural ingredients, but like anything that is overused or overly consumed into the body, it, too, can cause damage and become dangerous for us!. For moderate drinkers, beer can be nutritious!.


‘Beer, if drank in moderation, softens the temper, cheers the spirit, and promotes health!.’Www@FoodAQ@Com

That's probably good for her actually!. I think wine would be healthier though!.

A lot of the longest-living (and healthy) people have lived a lifestyle like that!. They're not binge drinkers, but they don't give up alcohol altogether!. They just have a steady 1-drink-a-day lifestyle!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Unless she has a medical condition that you aren't mentioning, like diabetes, then it's ok for her!.
Beer is food, and it is over 7,000 years old!. It is how the Egyptians paid their workers for building the pyramids!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Having 1 beer is not bad for you, only if you are taking certain medications!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Having a glass of beer or wine a day is supposed to be good for you!. I helps thin out the blood a little bit!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

No it's not bad!. She's a grown woman!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

One beer a day is actually very good for you!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

no its probably good for her just not every day but yeah she's right one beer won't do muchWww@FoodAQ@Com

It depends on the person!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

i have read many studies that say that one beer a day is great for your heart and overall health!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

No!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

No it can actually be good for youWww@FoodAQ@Com





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