Nigerian Breweries promotes beer Drinking

           

'In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is Freedom, in Water there is bacteria' - Benjamin Franklin   
              
 The Nigerian Breweries PLC  Sponsors of  Nigerian Chess  Tournament/Championship Organized a Beer and health symposium  on Tuesday last week  where Nutritionists explained how beer serves as a healthy drink, which helps lower the risk of diabetes, cancer and other Cardiovascular diseases
Experts drawn from professional fields relating to health and nutrition have described beer as  a nourishing  drink capable of preventing lifestyle-related diseases.
Themed Beer as part of  a Healthy Lifestyle, the workshop held at the Iris and jasmine Hall of Eko hotel was the first of its kind in Nigeria.
 While speaking on the Subject, Beer as Part of A Healthy lifestyle, Tola Atimo, a Professor of Human Nutrition in the college of medicine, University of Ibadan, explained that the Polyphenol in beer lowers the risk of Cardiovascular diseases while beer also helps to strengthen bones in elderly persons and Post-menopausal  Women.
Olu Malomo , acting head of Department of Food Technology, Bells University, Ota, Ogun State, took the Participants through an expository session as he presented a paper titled, The Beer Story, in which he discussed the development of beer as a beverage brand. Malomo noted that the story of beer in Nigeria is almost a story of Nigerian breweries as a leading brand in the country.
In his own presentation, Bankole Omotosho, a Professor of Drama at the Department of Drama, University of Stellenbosch, cape town, South Africa, said there is medical evidence that alcohol consumption has a blood thinning effect, which leads to the reduction of blood clots formation in the body.
 The speaker however stressed the importance of moderation in beer consumption so that its nutritional values can be best enjoyed. Atinmo noted that according to the World Health Organization recommendation, consuming 60 grams of beers with 5 per cent alcoholic content per day would help maintain antioxidants in the body. He added that there has been no scientific proof that beer causes abdominal obesity also called potbelly, as beer is a  fat-free drink.
 Nicolass Vervelde, managing director of Nigerian Breweries, noted that the company does not encourage drinking at workplace or while driving so as to avoid exposure to risk and danger.