扒一扒喝啤酒的10条益处

1. 啤酒让人更长寿
     Beer drinkers live longer



　　弗吉尼亚科学研究人员发现，在一段特定的时间段内，适度饮酒者比那些从来不喝啤酒的人的死亡率要低19%。
　　According to numerous independent studies, moderate drinkers live longer and have lower death rate than those who don’t.

2. 越喝越瘦
    Beer keeps you slim


　　伦敦大学国王学院教授Tim Spector的新书《The Diet Myth》说，我们知道的关于减肥的知识其实是错误的。喝比利时啤酒其实有益于人体获得肠道微生物，可以帮助有效消化。

　　In the book "The Diet Myth”, wrote by Professor Tim Spector from King's College, London, he says that what we doknow about weight loss is wrong. Drinking Belgian beer is actually beneficial to human, because it can provides intestinal microflora, which can effectively help digestion.

3. 啤酒抗癌
   Beer fights cancer

　　啤酒中有一种抗氧化物质——黄腐醇（xanthohumol），可以抑制致癌酶，帮助身体抗癌。 

　　The most amazing beer and health connection is something called xanthohumol, a flavonoid found only in hops. Xanthohumol is a potent antioxidant that inhibits cancer-causing enzymes.

4. 啤酒让你的脑袋清醒
    Beer helps you chill

　　一项发布在《New England Journal of Medicine》的调查显示，女性如果每天喝一杯酒，年纪大了之后，心智能力不太容易衰退。
　　According to a research published on New England Journal of Medicine, if women drink a glass of beer everyday, as they get older, their mental ability are less likely to decline.

5. 啤酒与啤酒肚无关
     Beer does not give you a beer belly

　　研究发现，啤酒并不是造成“啤酒肚”的真正元凶。研究人员说，人们通常认为喝啤酒的人比那些不喝啤酒或者喝烈酒、红酒的人要肥胖一些。其实啤酒和肥胖的关联度，即便有，也是很弱的。
　　A study done by researchers at the University College of London and the Institut Klinicke a Experimentalni Mediciny in Prague in 2003 showed no connection between the amount of beer people drank and the size of their overhang. There is a common notion that beer drinkers are, on average, more 'obese' than either non-drinkers or drinkers of wine or spirits.

6. 啤酒让你避免肾结石
     Beer keeps you away from kidney stones

　　根据一项医学报告，适量饮用啤酒的人患肾结石的几率要低41%。

　　According to a medical report, moderate drinking beer man lower risk of kidney stones by 41%.

7. 等量的啤酒所含卡路里低于等量牛奶或果汁
     Beer is low in calories, low in carbohydrates and has no fat or  cholesterol

　　PAULANER（柏龙）啤酒发布数据称，深色啤酒所含卡路里甚至要低于脱脂奶。
　　Beer offers serious low-calorie options. Twelve ounces of Guinness has the same number of calories as 12 ounces of skim milk: about 125.

8. 啤酒花可抗阿尔茨海默症
     Hops help ward off Alzheimer’s

　　近期研究显示，黄腐醇（xanthohumol）——酒花中的一种用来增加啤酒风味的复合成分，可以帮助大脑避免退化型失调疾病，如阿尔茨海默和帕金森。
　　Recent studies have shown that xanthohumol, a compound ingredients used in hops to increase the flavor of beer can help prevent brain degeneration disorder type diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

9. 啤酒富含维他命
     Beer has plenty vitamins

　　奥地利的Stephan Domenig博士说，如果你分析啤酒的成分，会惊讶于它所含的超多营养物质。

　　Beer has high levels of B vitamins, particularly folic acid, which is believed to help prevent heart attacks.

10. 啤酒让骨骼更强壮
       Beer make stronger bones

　　食品与农业期刊上的一篇研究显示，一天喝一两杯啤酒会让你的骨骼更强壮，因为啤酒中含有人日常所需的硅，这对骨骼矿物密度至关重要。
　　A study on the journal Food and Agriculture showed that drinking a glass or two of beer a day will make your bones stronger, because beer contains silicon, which is critical for bone mineral density.