Search resultsContribution to the intake of macro and micro nutrients exerted by moderate beer consumption
Title
Contribution to the intake of macro and micro nutrients exerted by moderate beer consumption
Publication type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2006
Authors
Journal
Nutricion Hospitalaria
Volume
21
Issue
1
Pagination
84 - 91
Date published
2006
ISBN
02121611 (ISSN)
Keywords
Adult, alcohol abstinence, alcohol consumption, Alcohol Drinking, B vitamins, beer, caloric intake, carbohydrate intake, conference paper, controlled study, cyanocobalamin, dietary fiber, dietary intake, fat intake, Female, folic acid, food composition, human, Humans, iodine, macronutrient, male, Micronutrients, mineral intake, Moderate alcohol consumption, nicotinic acid, nutrient content, Nutritive Value, protein intake, pyridoxine, riboflavin, sex difference, thiamine
Abstract
Objective: Moderate beer consumption can be part of a healthy diet, like the Mediterranean diet. The aim of the present study was to analyse the contribution a moderate beer consumption makes to energy and nutrient intake in Spanish healthy adults. Material and methods: As part of a larger intervention study, dietary intake was measured by means of a 7-day food dietary record in 24 men and 22 women (age 34.18 ± 5.80 years) twice: during the last week of the 30 days of complete alcohol abstinence and during the last week of 30 days of moderate beer consumption. Energy and nutrient content of food was analysed by means of the GEA program, based on the Spanish food composition tables. Results: In women, moderate beer consumption increased significantly (p < 0.05) mean vitamin B6 (1.24 ± 0.32 to 1.47 ± 0.34 mg), B12 (3.87 ± 1.46 to 5.58 ± 2.76 μg), A (614.45 ± 224.75 to 788.3 ± 486.1 μg), and folate (139.5 ± 39.88 to 168.25 ± 56.32 μg) intake, whereas there was a decrease in mean iodine intake (327.1 ± 148.4 to 281.2 ± 135.02 μg). In men, mean vitamin B2 (1.64 ± 0.62 to 1.91 ± 0.46 mg), B6 (1.54 ± 0.63 to 1.80 ± 0.37 mg), niacin (30.01 ± 8.13 to 34.78 ± 6.26 mg) and folate (153.23 ± 68.70 to 192.32 ± 46.73 mg) intake also increased significantly. Energy, macronutrient and mineral intake had non-significant oscillations. Conclusion: Moderate beer consumption can improve diet quality in regard to B vitamins in healthy adults.