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Beer is full of carbs.... so, try cider, it is full of antioxidants
The news that the antioxidants in wine can help keep the body healthy has done much to boost sales of the alcoholic drink the world over in recent years. Now cider makers are hoping that similar health claims will help them increase sales, too.
Apples have long been thought to have medicinal properties – after all, an apple a day is supposed to keep the doctor at bay – and these same properties have long been attributed to cider as well.
Until now there has been little in the way of scientific evidence to back up these claims, but recent research from Brewing Research International in the UK has confirmed that cider, like wine, contains high levels of beneficial antioxidants. A half pint of cider delivers the same amount of antioxidants as a glass of red wine, BRI scientists found.
Commenting on the research, Dr Caroline Walker of Brewing Research International, said: “A diet rich in antioxidants may help to protect against disease, and our research confirms cider has the same levels of antioxidants as red wine.
“It is clear that cider has a good dose of antioxidants, and as nutritionists recommend a healthy diet should include plenty of antioxidants, it could well be claimed that a glass of cider a day will keep the doctor away.”
A second investigation into the benefits of cider drinking, this time by the Institute of Food Research in Norwich, showed that the antioxidants found in the drink are rapidly absorbed into the blood stream, enhancing their benefits. The research is published in the latest edition of the Journal of Nutrition.
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The news that the antioxidants in wine can help keep the body healthy has done much to boost sales of the alcoholic drink the world over in recent years. Now cider makers are hoping that similar health claims will help them increase sales, too.
Apples have long been thought to have medicinal properties – after all, an apple a day is supposed to keep the doctor at bay – and these same properties have long been attributed to cider as well.
Until now there has been little in the way of scientific evidence to back up these claims, but recent research from Brewing Research International in the UK has confirmed that cider, like wine, contains high levels of beneficial antioxidants. A half pint of cider delivers the same amount of antioxidants as a glass of red wine, BRI scientists found.
Commenting on the research, Dr Caroline Walker of Brewing Research International, said: “A diet rich in antioxidants may help to protect against disease, and our research confirms cider has the same levels of antioxidants as red wine.
“It is clear that cider has a good dose of antioxidants, and as nutritionists recommend a healthy diet should include plenty of antioxidants, it could well be claimed that a glass of cider a day will keep the doctor away.”
A second investigation into the benefits of cider drinking, this time by the Institute of Food Research in Norwich, showed that the antioxidants found in the drink are rapidly absorbed into the blood stream, enhancing their benefits. The research is published in the latest edition of the Journal of Nutrition.
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