Drink Beer After Exercise
Live fast, drink beer. That’s the advice coming out of Spain today as new research claims that having a pint after you’ve exercised is good for the health. According to Prof Manuel Garzon, of Grenada University, beer has a couple of benefits over plain old water - the bubbles help you to rehydrate more quickly and the carbs replace lost calories.
Garzon experimented on a group of students, making them undertake rigorous exercise. A lucky few were then given a bottle of beer whilst the others had to make do with water. The boozed up bunch showed marginally better rehydration rates than the tee-totallers.
The results have been met with caution by the scientific community, health expert James Betts from the University of Bath said that, whilst a small amount of beer might be as good as water, it probably wouldn’t be any better. He refrained from adding that beer therefore wins because it tastes better, but he was probably thinking it.You can exercise and drink at next year's GeekPride parade. Join up now!
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