Facts about beer that you did not know

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Beer is the oldest and most popular hot drink on the planet, it is the third most popular after only water and tea. People created beer about 7 thousand years ago. This amazing drink was used in religious cults, famous writers dedicated their works to it, and to this day it is famous for its healing properties. Ancient people only guessed about its medicinal properties, and modern science, which simply knows what it is brewery and how the product is prepared, but also able to study all the processes in detail, she convincingly proved them.

It is necessary to note that the abuse of beer can damage some body systems, but if you drink it in moderation, it will only bring benefits. Therefore, it is important to always control yourself.

Let's consider the useful qualities of beer.

Reduces the likelihood of oncological diseases

In 2001, representatives of the University of Prague announced that they had discovered elements of a structure similar to estrogen in this drink, and its flavonoids are capable of leveling the risk of hormone-dependent oncological diseases, for example, breast and prostate cancer. Also, they argue that beer is useful for elderly women who experience health problems after the cessation of menstruation.



Strengthens bones

Employees of Tufts University believe that beer is characterized by a large content of silicon, and it, in turn, promotes the faster transfer of calcium and other minerals into bone tissue, especially in the stronger sex and girls.



Makes you smarter

Specialists from Harvard University published an article in the "New England" publication (it is devoted to diseases and treatment) that beer helps mature women become smarter. Confirming the veracity of the 2003 note, the US Medical Association reported that people 65 years of age and older who drink from one to six bottles of beer per week are not as prone to dementia as non-drinkers.

Supports Cardiovascular System

Employees of the Rockefeller University formed the opinion that hot drinks increase the content of high-density lipoproteins or, as they are sometimes called, "useful cholesterol", which delivers unnecessary cholesterol to the liver, and then it is destroyed. Also, it provides the cardiovascular system with useful features, as a result of which the person is actually insured against all kinds of inflammation and formation of blood clots. In 2006, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center stated that beer reduces the likelihood of a heart attack in healthy men by 40-60%. The main condition is not to abuse it.

Provides high work capacity

Dutch researchers found out that there is a lot of vitamin B6 in beer, and it performs the most important function in the exchange of red blood cells and creates neurotransmitters necessary for the proper functioning of gray matter.

It reduces the probability of formation of kidney stones

There is a lot of magnesium in the drink in question, and it reduces the risk of kidney and gall bladder stones. Finnish experts claim that a person who drinks a bottle of beer a day will feel great.