For many people who run, cycle or work out often, beer drinking and exercising are almost inextricably entwined. But for performance, recovery and health, nonalcoholic beer is likely to be a better choice and can even be as good as regular sports drinks.
For many people who run, cycle or work out often, beer drinking and exercising are almost inextricably entwined. But for performance, recovery and health, nonalcoholic beer is likely to be a much better choice and can even be as good as or better than regular sports drinks.
There are many reasons for this swigging. Exercise enjoys a health halo, justifying, for some of us, insalubrious habits. The social nature of working out also often leads to bar visits after a bike ride or yoga class. So, some researchers began to wonder whether nonalcoholic beer might be a better, more acceptable, and even advisable beverage for active people.
"We ascribed these benefits to the beer polyphenols," said David Nieman, a professor of biology and human performance at Appalachian State University, who co-wrote the study. "What is true is that polyphenols, present in both conventional and nonalcoholic beer, show interesting antioxidant effects and the resultant anti-inflammatory process," she said of their findings. But alcohol simultaneously can jump-start inflammation, she continued. So, "in the case of conventional beer the beneficial effects of polyphenols can be masked by the negative effects of alcohol.
Nieman agrees. "After long and vigorous exercise bouts, nonalcoholic beer provides water, polyphenols and carbohydrates," he said, which together "will aid metabolic recovery."
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