Just How Bad Is Beer For Your Health?

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Beer is relatively high in calories and carbs with minimal micronutrient content, which may explain why the World Health Organization says, "there is no safe amount of alcohol." So, is it best to abstain from drinking beer entirely? We take a look at the latest health recommendations and review areas where they’re a bit misleading before calculating how much time drinking might cut from your lifespan.
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[@Dinie09]

Know what will kill you faster than a beer? Not enjoying life and constantly stressing about what is going to kill you faster.

[@Duci1989]

Do you have a source for that?

[@Duci1989]

Do you have a source for that?

[@ahmedsamir.369]

​Just try it out and you will find out soon.@@Duci1989

[@lazy_nature8188]

Cheeers to that 😅

[@gustavouribe518]

But you could enjoy life and no stress without beer

[@BuzzKillingtonism]

I should have died 98 years ago by that math 🤣

[@Marshall_Brulosophy]

We're all just pickled zombies at this point.

[@rootvalley2]

If I stop now will I get those days back

[@LloydGM]

Yeah, there must be a "pickling" effect they haven't studied yet. I listened to the Beatles live, just had my annual physical this week, and I'm in great health. Of course, I drink my own brew, not that rice concoction in Budweiser, lol. Hmm...maybe it's that RICE that's killing everyone?!

[@Rungus27]

A large flaw in these studies that wasn't addressed is that, of the many drinkers sampled, most of them would smoke while they were drinking! That's a huge confounding factor that skews the data even more unrealistically. There is also a huge difference on your liver load in pounding a shot vs drinking a pint of beer over 10-15 minutes. There's even a study that drinking alcohol while eating food reduces some of the bodily harm! As mentioned below as well, those nutrition stats were generated for filtered commercial beer. Would definitely like to see the nutrients for homebrew where yeast is still suspended. Great video but there's even more details to expose the BS in alot of these regulatory guidelines.

[@jamesstein5087]

A Hefe-Weizen is a great unfiltered beer commercially available.

[@kri249]

People actually smoke more when drinking, especially in social setting. I've seen many former smokers fall back into the habit from having a few drinks with friends.

[@inambaguum]

One thing that these studies never account for is the impact on mental health and/or quality of life from beer or other indulgences. Obviously, for some people addiciton and other problems can arise from alcohol, but it also brings people together, relaxes us, and let's face it, makes us happy. That's why we partake in the first place. These things (not just beer, but other indulgences as well) can offer very real health benefits too! Mental health is just as important as physical health, and if beer is making you happy in a challenging world, that itself is a major health benefit, and it is terrible advice on the part of the WHO to insist that people abstain.

[@KenNelson-b1p]

My father never drank a drop of adult beverages in his entire life, and had several medical problems in his later years, eventually passing at 72 from lung cancer. (28 years of smoking Lucky Strike). I am currently 71 and consume beer daily and am in much better health than he was at the same age.

[@ciriladewilanch6335]

Omg both alcohol and cigarettes are bad

[@sumirea.]

And ? Beer still bad

[@JP..]

Physiological health issues to one side, I do enjoy a glass of home brew of an evening and I’m sure that’s good for my mental health😊

[@sanbe729]

decompressing after work

[@tachyonpulses625]

Carrots are the main killer. Not everyone I've known that has died drank beer but everyone I've known that died ate carrots.

[@kegtapper09]

Brewfather calculates calories and carbs if you are interested in that stat.

[@TheBruSho]

I feel like starting a beer making youtube channel took several years off my life 😅

[@frankcarey5377]

That’s the stress you’re talking about. RDWHAHB. Please don’t stop making your videos.

[@TheBrulosophyShow]

I’m sorry Trent but that Sahti we brewed together might have knocked off a couple more…

[@petercarparelli]

So I should be dead after 10 years of touring with my band...

[@ZukaraTheGame]

7:45 Not sure if it's the lighting but that lady LOOKS LIKE HER NECK HAS A GOITER! If there is a lump on the side she should get that checked out ASAP!

[@michaelanielski8608]

I literally know a professor doing research on beer yeast as a product to reduce cancer risks.

[@paulpizz4306]

My lifetime stats: 218 batches brewed in the last 33 years and I drank it all. That’s almost one 12oz beer per day. If I die early, I’ll let you know. 😂😂😂😂

[@orange-micro-fiber9740]

I wanna know the nutritional difference between homebrewed (still has yeast) and commercial (filtered, no yeast).

[@lucaslodi1482]

So I'm about to die in a few minutes XD

[@JohnnyReverse]

😂

[@panic-revv85]

Look at the ingredients on the back of our foods.😢 And a beer is the problem....

[@sanbe729]

look at the lines at fast food places

[@user-ei3qr9un9x]

More than one thing can be unhealthy lol

[@panic-revv85]

@@user-ei3qr9un9x obviously 🙄

[@Margarinetaylorgrease]

Don’t eat food that has a list on the back. Try cooking

[@panic-revv85]

@@Margarinetaylorgrease no kidding??? That's a new one.

[@drdoug007]

Don’t trust WHO!!! Relative Risk is a flawed. Look at absolute risk

[@sanbe729]

probably questionnaire studies that didn't seperate other risky things eg tobacco and crap food.

[@davehiggins5903]

WHO is a joke. Look how they handled COVID. They are politicly controlled.

[@aunusuallylargecat1779]

According to the information in this video, i should have been dead 10 years ago

[@leafygreen3666]

Thanks for this. KZbin seems to include so many videos that expound on the horrors of this or that. Don’t eat this. Don’t do this particular exercise. Don’t drink that. Lots of dire warnings. It seems that there are clicks to be had producing these doom videos. So glad to see a video that takes a measured look at the data.

[@3rdrock]

So, if you drink enough beer, you can meet your nutritional requirements, right ?

[@tomwidauer8376]

So they say. Somebody once said that 4 litres of beer per day substitute your food. But then you haven't had anything to drink yet 😀

[@rorycalhoun1126]

Friends Dad drank beer daily for 45 years....lived to 92.

[@kjdevault]

Thanks for letting me know I’m getting some of my daily B vitamins as I sip a hefe as I watch this. It tastes like banana, sooo, that’s like drinking my fruit, right? 🤷‍♀️ Seriously, thank you for the debunks, breakdowns, and information! Love brulosophy!

[@logandempsey]

The canadian study also noted there is much higher risk when binge drinking vs spreading those drinks throughout the week. Makes be feel better about my generous samples 😅

[@Wind_Ninja_Jubei]

Only live once. I am going to enjoy it and will not stop brewing.

[@kirkstinson7316]

From the W.H.O? Yea, i TOTALLY trust them after how they handled covid

[@actraveler8309]

I was going to say the same

[@davehiggins5903]

I agree. They are politicly motivated. COVID was a good example.

[@jasongarland3165]

I look at alcohol like this: it's been with us for thousands of years. Our bodies produce minute amounts of it during digestion (which is why we can metabolize it). Anything to excess will kill you sooner than later, but you're also assured 100% chance of dying at some point. Lighten up and enjoy a couple drinks. These days, excess processed foods and excess sugar intake will kill you faster than alcohol and they're all completely legal and considered "safe"

[@fakename45]

How large is a "drink" in these studies? Could be the US one is talking about units and the Canadian one about actual beverages?

[@kodymonroe2613]

I actually think its worse to drink two beers a day then 10 in one day. Ive done both extensively and i definitely feel better doing the latter. If you drink everyday then theres never a day it isnt in your system thus increasing the chance of chronic inflammation which is the cause of almost all disease. Would love to know the stats on the casual drinker compared to the weekend warriors

[@michaelcafaro4022]

It literally rains plastic. On average we ingest a credit card worth of plastic a week. A beer or two a day is the least of my problems.

[@tommykraft9648]

One thing that gets neglected here is that alcohol can result in addiction - especially if you drink regularly your chances increase. So drinking daily might still not be a great idea

[@Aleph_Null_Audio]

It is important to know with all these statistics that a "standard drink" is a very specific measurement of alcohol intake: 12oz of 5% ABV beer, 5oz of 12% ABV wine, or 1.5oz of 40 proof spirit. One beer could be more than one standard drink. An imperial stout would count as two or three standard drinks. A couple of IPAs might be closer to three standard drinks, etc.

[@JohnMontet]

Are the formulas at 9:13 for 12 fluid ounces or 16?

[@OlDirtyBrewer]

I want to know as well. I plugged the numbers in and it seems close to the estimate for 12 ounces.

[@nathanmoore5705]

That guy is right.. why don’t they tell people that drinking 2lts of coke a day is probly worse than 2-3 beers a day.. the government’s don’t care about sugar based drinks so long as they’re getting money from it!! 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@mdstrobe]

I'm assuming that taxes from alcohol sales also go to the government, no?

[@LloydGM]

ROFLMAO "much in the way of anything else, either" OMG I laughed so hard! I think I'll go pour a glass of lager...Marzen, not that was in the can you showed us. :D You rock!

[@vincentr.6109]

I certainly fall in the moderate drinker category. I actually have been keeping track of my drinking using a spreadsheet. Calorie intake is a very personal thing. I'm almost 48 and weight 150 pounds or about 68 kilograms soaking wet, I'm not sure the metric definition of soaking wet. Yes, a lot of people abuse alcohol. There are fewer finer pleasures in life than matching an alcoholic beverage with food.

[@Duci1989]

I wonder though, according to you the stats say that 1 drink per day increases all cause mortality by 0.5%, but I think many people simply drink those 7 beers one night per week. My gut feeling is that this behavior is much more damaging.

[@lynkriger]

Everything made for human consumption should have a nutrition facts label posted on it. YES. You should know the huge stout you just drank had 600 calories in it. It enables you to make healthy choices, like saying no to desert after dinner since you had a stout. Like the guy in the video said. What is more unhealthy? Drinking soda, or drinking beer? Soda. With all the artificial flavors and sweeteners added.

[@dden7670]

Perfect solution, brew low alcohol beer. I've been brewing 2-3% beers for the past couple of years and will try to go lower while retaining taste.

[@ZhuJo99]

You have to die for some reason. Also, I have to think how these researchers found on how long one who died "2 years sooner" would live if he would stop drinking. They have access to parallel universe?

[@SomeTechGuy666]

Do you have a link for the paper that the chart at @4:13 came from ?

[@hatherlow]

Those last 7 days will probably be the worse so no probs. Balanced diet and very few 40 proof spirits. Beer is mostly water.

[@BasementArthurSpooner]

Isnt protein a macronutrient not a micro nutrient. Isn't beer actually of nutritional benefit in terms of micronutrients such as zinc, magnesium, manganese, iron etc? But also the mineral content helps with electrolyte balance (if not abused). Part of the reason non-alcoholic beer can be made into an electrolyte drink.

[@BassRTA84]

Lonelyness/weight/muscle % has the most effective on life length.. ideal is higher muscle when 40-50, so when you get older and more likely "frailer", you still have enough muscle mass as an old person to go out and socialise.. Thus having a better chance of a good mental wellbeing

[@SKAphisto]

With beer styles and experimentation continually developing, at least an ingredients list would be phenomenal for those with allergies and severe sensitivities!

[@glorg]

Enjoy everything in moderation and you’ll live a happy life.

[@nsmith1388]

It'd be nice to see these studies broken out by other factors. Weight, diet, hereditary risk, etc. As someone mentioned below, just look at the labels on your food. Is homebrew, where you know every ingredient, really the biggest risk factor?

[@DimpieDeBruyn]

nice info .... /off to pour a beer 🍺

[@dandan9603]

ok ,my uncle is 88 yo and drink every day (not only beer) , you are welcome

[@Emeritvs_Fidelivs]

If You are afraid of life, You would not better have been born

[@actraveler8309]

Thinking scientifically, this seems like a difficult study to keep consistent as there are too many variables at play. Question: where did 914 come from at 0%, I’m assuming the WHO or Canadian report? .005 of 914 is 4.57 so we should prob round up to 919 since you can’t have half a person.

[@N3ss3s]

The US doesn't label beer with nutritional info? This was new to me

[@andyhunt7186]

Please don’t forget the mental health issues .. Sometimes after a long day a beer is a good idea

[@thijsberg]

There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics.

[@patrickglaser1560]

Ya stats compiled by the who... so damned lies and statistics aplenty

[@tonyclemens4213]

I call all theses warnings about the danger of alcohol the New Prohibition. They couldn't legislate alcohol away so they will try to scare us, add on that Dry January and February

[@Al-Brewster]

As is the case with everything else...moderation and discipline are key

[@SkyFail]

I was wondering if my one-discovery-beer-per-day was reducing my lifespan or not. Seems not ! lets continue then, WOOHOO !

[@lonewolf9390]

Bottoms up. We all gotta go someday! 😉🍺

[@jamesh1984]

Worth it

[@GiGaSzS]

Measuring safety level by DRINKS is completely unscientific XD Is a drink 330ml or 500ml or 1L big, does the beer have 4%, 6% or 10% ABV, is it a blonde or a nutrition dense quad... And there are probably also some health benefits of minor alcohol consumption, like disinfecting the digestion tract :)

[@runemagic7]

As soon as you started with the WHO, I detected BS lol!!! I'm with BuzzKillingtonism - I should have been dead before I was born as well. :)

[@cidmontenegro8225]

Slightly Mighty is a great lite beer.

[@Leadership_matters]

I've been doing that one beer a day. Minimum experiment since the pandemic started

[@Leadership_matters]

The pandemic might be over but I don't want to check and find out because I'm on a pretty good roll

[@jaydev7026]

Apparently breathing is dangerous now.

[@luketallant3571]

In the immortal words of Bugs Bunny, don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out of it alive. Cheers guys!

[@davisdavis6989]

These recommendations are bogus because they’re not rated per body size and pace of consumption.

[@victorvannatter312]

He must’ve meant 2 beers a day. Right?

[@poisonpotato1]

If you question a study from years ago and investigate youre a scientist Do that to a study today and youre a conspiracy theorist

[@jasonstone1046]

Alarming statistics. I’ll drink to that.

[@deckerhand12]

Don’t think this was such a wise video to push out. I also failed to see how this fits into Brülosophy

[@TheDiRk39]

I mean the nutrition should be about comparable to bread, as that is more or less what we but into beer.

[@gcarson19]

Napoleon, like anybody could even know that...

[@henrikflygarepipes5471]

You get a bit fatty, but it wont kill you. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@teslapiper]

Big hops propaganda? Ha. They are paying for this. But I trust you for now.

[@MichaelBrierley]

Not True! I'd be dead years ago

[@wds6900]

"The World Health Organization"... Yeah, OK whatever. Next video.

[@deadmensrequiem]

Why am I still alive?

[@patrickglaser1560]

They make it sound like a bad thing... silly researchers... oh the who of course globoids would say that

[@colin_g]

Would love to learn more about the gut health benefits of beer, especially homebrew. I noticed during dry Feb that my digestive system was sensitive to the changes, and I felt "off". Eating some fermented foods and drinking kombucha helped

[@blueberryclash8893]

2 beers a day is healthy what a shit clickbait video, drinking more than 2 a day is obviously bad, small moderation is good however

[@JasonBunting]

I hate to break it to you, but you'll waste more years on worse things....

[@covenant11]

no one is telling anyone what they can and cant drink there guy getting interviewed by CHCH. Clean out your headgear! ffs

[@lazy_nature8188]

How I am still a live 😅

[@benevraire3167]

pabst is the best beer

[@Scapegoat32]

Thanks! That'll be a thumbs down for me. Peddle your fear elsewhere, salesman!

[@galvestonbragg9718]

Bullshit