Debate: Pros and cons of drinking beer

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What are the pros and cons of drinking beer?

Background and context

As beer is one of the most popular alcoholic beverages worldwide, many doctors and health-conscious people ask about its possible benefits and drawbacks. Should we drink beer? Is it good for our health? (Does it contain useful minerals/vitamins? Is it good after physical activity? Does it contribute to putting up weight? ...)

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Availability: Is beer widely available?

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Pro

• Beer is probably the most available beverage

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Con

• Beer is unavailable for minors - In most countries, people under a certain age cannot legally drink (alcoholic) beer. While this prohibition is, especially in some countries, quite far from being strictly adhered to, it still poses a potential obstacle or even a legal issue.

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Social aspects: Is drinking beer beneficial socially?

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Pro

• Drinking beer together can help to break barriers between people - Drinking beer in moderate volumes lowers the internal blocks, helping to initiate communication and eventually establish new friendships.

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Con

• Drinking beer can lead to socially erratic behavior - When the consumption of beer gets out of control, the outcomes can be quite disastrous. Drunk people tend to behave randomly and irrationally, even aggressively.

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Pro

• Beer is usually drank cold, which is good for larynx

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Con

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See also

• Debate: Drinking alcohol
• Debate: Pros and cons of drinking coffee

External links and resources

• "Beer and Your Health", by Gregg Glaser, July 2002
• "Beer A Health Booster?", CBS News, July 2009
• "Eight Healthy Reasons To Drink Beer", by Allison Van Dusen, March 2008
• A beer portal
• "Health benefits of beer?"