Imagine waking up Sunday morning to the smell of pancakes and bacon. You wipe the sleep from of your eyes, slowly walk down the stairs and quietly sit down for breakfast. Mom breaks open an ice cold 40 oz. beer. Is this wrong? Well, you are supposed to get the day going with a healthy start, right? PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals", is advertising that beer is animal friendly, and actually healthier than milk. They refer to this as great news to the college age community because more than 50 percent of people ages 18-34 drink beer." Beer Advocate".
Beer can be thought of as healthy, but only if it is consumed in moderation due to its alcohol content. Beer is made from four natural ingredients: barley malt, hops, yeast, and water. Barley is a cereal grain containing protein, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals. Hops give beer its bitterness; and yeast is added to the barley and hops mixture to form the alcohol, and carbon dioxide for carbonation. The whole beer belly theory is misleading because the fact is; fat stored in the abdominal region comes from un-burned calories. Beer has fewer calories per ounce than many other common foods and drinks. Statistics show that potato chips have 106 calories per ounce, and a Baby Ruth candy bar has 135 calories per ounce. When it comes to drinks, 100 proof alcohol spirits has 85 calories per ounce, and Sherry red wine has 35 calories per ounce. Milk is not as bad with 16 calories per ounce, and all these examples go to show that beer, with only 12 calories per ounce, is one healthy beverage. Also, in the Wall Street Journal an August 13, 2002 article reports that beer "delivers protection against major aliments such as heart attacks, stroke, hypertension, diabetes, and dementia." This is great news for beer drinkers! "Milk sucks".
Milk, or "cow mammary secretions," is not what it has always been said to be; recent studies show scientific evidence linking health problems, such as obesity, heart disease, osteoporosis, and cancers, including prostate, and breast cancer with milk.