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Beer has a higher nutritional value than other alcoholic beverages, because of its minerals and essential nutrients such as potassium, magnesium, calcium and sodium.<ref name=soliva>Solgajová M, Ivanišová E, Nôžková J, Frančáková H, Tóth Ž, Dráb Š. [https://www.jmbfs.org/80_jmbfs_solgajova_2014_fs/?issue_id=3039&article_id=29 Antioxidant activity and polyphenol content of malt beverages enriched with bee pollen.] ''J Microbiol Biotech Food Sci.'' 2014;3(3):281–284.</ref> | Beer has a higher nutritional value than other alcoholic beverages, because of its minerals and essential nutrients such as potassium, magnesium, calcium and sodium.<ref name=soliva>Solgajová M, Ivanišová E, Nôžková J, Frančáková H, Tóth Ž, Dráb Š. [https://www.jmbfs.org/80_jmbfs_solgajova_2014_fs/?issue_id=3039&article_id=29 Antioxidant activity and polyphenol content of malt beverages enriched with bee pollen.] ''J Microbiol Biotech Food Sci.'' 2014;3(3):281–284.</ref> | ||
Among dietary antioxidants, phenolics are by far the most abundant in common human diets. Epidemiological studies have suggested associations between the consumption of phenolics-rich food and the prevention of many human diseases associated with oxidative stress (2-5). On the basis of their daily intake, which greatly exceeds that of other antioxidants (i.e., vitamin E, vitamin C, β-carotene), phenolic compounds may be a major factor in assuring the antioxidant potential of the diet and may contribute to maintaining the endogeneous redox balance in humans.<ref name=piafor>Piazzon A, Forte M, Nardini M. [https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jf101975q Characterization of phenolics content and antioxidant activity of different beer types.] ''J Agric Food Chem.'' 2010;58(19):10677–10683.</ref> | |||
For individuals regularly consuming wine, coffee, beer, and tea, these beverages will likely be the major sources of phenolics. Beer is a very popular beverage consumed in large amount all over the world and is a source of natural antioxidants, particularly phenolic acids, originating from barley and hop (9-12). The antioxidant activity of beer coupled with low ethanol content is a relevant factor in determining the nutritive characteristics of beer. Recently, phenolic acids from beer have been described as being quickly absorbed and extensively metabolized in humans (13, 14). Beer drinking has been reported to increase plasma antioxidant and anticoagulant activities and to positively affect plasma lipid levels in humans (13-18). In animal models beer drinking also decreases susceptibility to oxidation of low-density lipoproteins (19, 20). Moreover, beer consumption seems to have no effect or even an inverse effect on total homocysteine concentration (21-23).<ref name=piafor/> | |||