In Defense of Beer: Non-Alcoholic Beer and Marathon Recovery Story Misleading; Beer With Alcohol Would Work As Well
Twitter and Facebook were abuzz this week with a story on NYTimes.com “Non-alcoholic beer aids marathon recovery.” Cute story that followed up on the positive effects of polyphenols in workout recovery. Problem is, the lead paragraph was pretty misleading, indicating that the beer must be non-alcoholic to have the beneficial effect.