Beer intake can cut down obesity

A new study reveals that exchanging half a pint of beer for a glass of water can cut down the risk of obesity by one fifth.

The research was conducted by a Spanish team that tracked approximately 16,000 people for a period of more than eight years. It revealed that swapping beer a day for a glass of water would slack off obesity risks.

During the research, the scientists analyzed 15,765 thin respondents and measured their consumption of 17 various drinks along with calculating their weight. After eight years of research, 873 volunteers were obese. However, one pint of beer daily (330ml to be exact) instead of water decreased the risk of being overweight by 20%. Also, avoiding sugary fizzy drinks reduced obesity risk by 15%, stated Telegraph.

However, the research presented at the European Congress on Obesity showed that the remaining 15 drinks had no effect whether it is juice, coffee or milk.

Dr. Ujué Fresán, the lead researcher informed, “This study found that replacing one sugar-sweetened soda beverage or beer with one serving of water per day at the start of the study was related to a lower incidence of obesity and to a higher weight loss over a four-year period in the case of beer.”

“As obesity carries a high risk for the development of other diseases like diabetes or cardiovascular disease, the possible effects of substituting these beverages with water is an important target to consider in future public health research,” he continued as informed by The Sun.