Nutrition and Diet Tips

Drinking beer or wine in moderation is beneficial to health. According to Dr. Lluis Serra president of the Mediterranean Diet Foundation in Spain, have proven the beneficial effects of drinking wine and beer in moderation. Moderate is defined as 2 to 3 cups per day for men and 1 to 2 in women.

The main health benefits are:

1. Moderate consumption is heart-healthy properties.
2. Moderate consumption is beneficial for bone health.
3. Moderate consumption has health benefits neurons.
4. The beer polyphenols have demonstrated anti-carcinogenic capacity.
5. The polyphenols enhances the immune response against certain infectious disease agents.
6. The polyphenols have anti-inflammatory properties
7. The polyphenols have shown anti-aging properties.
8. The consumption of polyphenols prevent gastric problems.
9. Moderate consumption of polyphenols in beer or wine may be beneficial for constipation.
10. wine and beer does not have an excessive caloric intake so in moderation are suitable for low-calorie diets

There are several characteristics of a vegetarian diet could potentially have adverse effects against bone health, and others working for it. What is the evolution or the evidence in clinical reality?

Who has more fractures?

European data from the EPIC study has enabled researchers to compare the risk of fracture with vegetarian diet.
There were no significant differences in fracture risk between vegetarians and consumers of meat and fish. However, vegans (strict vegetarians) had a 15% higher risk who consume meat. This difference was not seen in vegetarians who consumed at least 525 mg/day of calcium.

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