Wednesday, November 24, 2010

low-carb beer is healthy?

Is healthy low-carb beer? This is the question I was this morning and it made me think.

Why should anyone believe that the low-carb beer is healthy? The obvious answer is because it has to be better than normal beer. But is it really better? Clearly, the marketing department at the big beer companies have done their research and worked with the abuse of a vulnerable tough market, cashed up!

Let's take a look.

Beer is made from the fermentationand fermentation of starches derived from cereals. And 'one of the world's most popular beverage after water, tea and coffee. So you can see that there is much at stake for these large companies.

Most have full-strength beer and alcohol content of 4.6%. This, in combination with a carbohydrate content of about 10 grams per 375ml are agents, which you drink, you will always be 35-42 calories of junk back between each beat.

Compare thisthe low-carb beers, which are very fashionable these days. This low-carb beers have an alcohol content of 4.6% is the same compared to their cousins in full force. Now is the low-carb means that you are getting about 28 calories per 375ml, the smaller amount, but not a significant difference.

From a health perspective, it is better to drink less alcohol and take in fewer carbs. So from this point of viewIt would be better to drink a light beer has less alcohol (and calories similar) than either full force or low-carb beers.

The reason for this beer is produced and promoted, because with a small amount of knowledge, believes that the consumer knows what is good for them. If you hear a message that limiting processed carbohydrates, lean and healthy are then "of course, the alternative to low-carb is better forthem.

They know marketing and it's all about their profits, not yours.

So the verdict.

If you lose serious weight, especially abdominal fat, then the best thing to do would be to skip the alcohol altogether. Although it is only a short-term goal to be the best approach. Instead of saying that will not go for 6 months, they break into small blocks of 2-4 weeks.

The bottom line is, I can not recommend the low-carb beer forregular beer, because the difference is so minimal.

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