Posts Tagged: Beer and Health
More Fibby Fibs They Tell Us About Beer
Posted by on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 in - 25 comments
What is it about good beer that makes people layer ridiculous claims over it, against it or in its favour. What did beer do to deserve this? It's just a fluid of simple natural ingredients that offers a little intoxication and a little nutrition. I had a Korea tea today made of green tea and brown …
Wednesday's Beery Thoughts From The Sick Bed
Posted by on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 in - 3 comments
Kidney stones, a CT scan of my innards, visits to the ER as well as my GP not to mention a bunch of blood tests with a whack of other acronyms have literally put me off my beer. And not just because I have been reminded to be careful as we all should with the effects of malty goodness on our …
Who Is Afraid Of Facts On Beer Bottles?
Posted by on Monday, February 4, 2013 in - 31 comments
Interesting if light-ish article from the publication The Drinks Business on the question of labeling beer with their caloric content: • According to public health minister Anna Soubry, officials have been in talks with the drinks industry about the possible inclusion of calorie content on …
Session 72: Two Cheers For Good Beer!!
Posted by on Friday, February 1, 2013 in - 1 comment
For this month's edition of The Session, the sixth anniversary edition by the way, we are asked to consider "How We Love Beer”: • ...think of the phrase, "actions speak louder than words," so I'm not looking for what characteristics beer has that makes us love it, but what we do to show our love …
Giving It Up For January... Or Tuesdays... Or...
Posted by on Wednesday, January 2, 2013 in - 2 comments
While I am not in the set that sees neo-prohibitionists behind every hedge and, frankly, do believe talk of a good beer break is a way of deferring one or two ills, I never thought it would come to this: • Alcohol Concern, the charity, is encouraging people to abstain from drinking this month in …
NYC Not Yet Dividing Good Beer From Soda Or Booze
Posted by on Sunday, November 18, 2012 in - 6 comments
While I am not a member of the anti-neo-prohibitionist movement¹ it is always interesting to consider where drinks, law and health intersect. And interesting it is to compare the approach New York City is taking with sugary soft drinks compared to the harder stuff. • In September, New York City …
Do Canadians Need To Drink To Like Hockey?
Posted by on Wednesday, November 7, 2012 in - 3 comments
You know the line. You don't really have to have fun to drink? Or is it the other way around? Anyway, that is what I thought of when I read this bit of press release in the form of a newspaper article about the way the NHL professional hockey league strike has affected one mega-brewer's sales …
Two Million Britons Think Beer Source Of Fiber
Posted by on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 in - 6 comments
Odd nutritional news out of the UK today: • The Department of Health recommends a third of each daily main meal should consist of a starchy carbohydrate, such as bread, potatoes or pasta, preferably of a wholegrain variety. But the survey of more than 2,000 British adults for independent baker …
Rogue UK Health Experts Proven To Be Silly And Dull
Posted by on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 in - 1 comment
Weird news out of Britain where researchers at Oxford have announced that you should only eat three beans at a single sitting: • People should drink just a half unit of alcohol daily in order to cut the number of deaths from cancer, liver disease and other conditions linked to drinking, health …
When Whatever You Do Is Normal It Just Might Not Be
Posted by on Monday, May 7, 2012 in - 8 comments
This is one of the weirder quotes of the day: • I like beer. I like the way it calms me, and I like the taste of it. I’m 38 and have been drinking around 10 beers a day for five years. I pace my drinking so that I am quite sober even with this amount of beer. I can carry on a conversation and …
