Beer and health
Though there are regrettably 2 - 3 million alcoholics in Germany, 60 - 70 million people enjoy moderate consumption of alcoholic beverages. This large majority should be made fully aware of established scientific findings associated with a responsible approach to beer.
Dosis fecit venenum! (The dose makes the poison!) was already postulated by Paracelsus (1493 -1541). A health-promoting dose of beer is regarded as being 1 l/day (= 40 g of alcohol) for men and ½ l/day (= 20 g of alcohol) for women. Strict abstinence from alcohol constitutes a risk factor for heart and vascular diseases.
Altogether, these factors lead to a reduction in coronary diseases of 30 - 60%, in myocardial infarctions of 20 - 40% and in strokes of, on average, 20%.g. The same is true in Europe.
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