According to a study published in the British Medical Journal, the diet of wine drinkers is better than that of regular beer drinkers. To reach this conclusion, for 6 months the study authors analyzed the relationship between the volumes of wine and beer purchased by customers of two supermarkets and the content of the rest of their shopping cart, which amounted to a total of 3.5 million purchases. Thus, they identified that habitual wine buyers also bought more olives, fruits, vegetables, milk, low-fat cheese, and chicken and turkey meat.
Analyzing neuroimaging of the brain, scientists at the Indiana University School of Medicine have shown that the taste of beer on its own (without alcohol) causes the brain to release dopamine, a neurotransmitter related to the sensations that is pleasant and the motivation that can cause addictive behaviors.
The speed at which you consume alcohol can be influenced by the shape of the glass in which it is served, according to a study from the University of Bristol (UK) published in the journal 'PLoS One'. As Angela Attwood and her colleagues at the School of Experimental Psychology have found, curved glasses at the upper end invite you to drink beer twice as fast as if you use straight glasses.
For the first time, a study has confirmed that men and women who drink alcohol continuously suffer to a greater extent abdominal obesity, related to mortality in adults. The effect of alcohol on accumulated fat is greater in the case of beer than in that of wine, although both have a marked effect on this adiposity.
Thanks to a study by the University of Seville echoed by the SINC agency, there is already a technique to recognize the geographical origin of beers based on chemical patterns. The key is to measure the content of iron, potassium, phosphorus, phosphates and polyphenols.
Dark beers contain an average amount of free iron of 121 ppb (parts per billion) compared to 92 ppb for blondes and 63 ppb for non-alcoholic beers, according to an analysis of 40 types of beer from five continents by researchers from the University of Valladolid (UVA).
Drinking more than half a liter of beer a day or a quarter of a liter of wine can substantially increase the risk of contracting certain types of cancer, according to a study published in the specialized journal 'British Medical Journal' (BMJ).
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