Bottoms up!
I recently came across this 'scientific news' on the Times of India website. According to some researchers in Europe, beer is a slightly better replenisher than water after a strenuous workout. Based on this, they recommend consumption of 500 ml & 250 ml of beer for male & female athletes respectively. Now, you don't have to be a scientist to ask the question 'where is the comparison with an electrolyte solution?'.
There is no doubt in my mind that this research was funded by the beer industry. Sounds very much like the case where the tobacco industries would hire top notch scientists from the 'American Cancer Society' and 'National Cancer Institute' to work on projects funded by these industries. They would time and again come out with results that would create doubts in the mind of the public about the relationship between smoking and cancer. This issue was the premise of the movie 'The Insider', which of course was based on a true story.
All I know is that if you don't work out the calories gained from beer consumption, you will be repleneshing your body's fat content.
There is no doubt in my mind that this research was funded by the beer industry. Sounds very much like the case where the tobacco industries would hire top notch scientists from the 'American Cancer Society' and 'National Cancer Institute' to work on projects funded by these industries. They would time and again come out with results that would create doubts in the mind of the public about the relationship between smoking and cancer. This issue was the premise of the movie 'The Insider', which of course was based on a true story.
All I know is that if you don't work out the calories gained from beer consumption, you will be repleneshing your body's fat content.
posted by Prashant Varma @ 3:39 PM
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