We examined changes in blood glucose levels within 2h after the respective intake of three kinds of alcoholic beverages in six type 2 diabetic men treated by diet alone. Blood glucose level following beer consumption was 195.0+/-15.8 mg/dl after 60 min and those following sake consumption was 151.2+/-9.0mg/dl after 60 min. There was no significant increase in blood glucose levels after drinking...

The comparative levels of indigenous and foreign alcoholic beverages in the urine of 24 University students after drinking a cup or shot of the beverages have been reported. The Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy was used for the analysis. From the results, the percentage content of alcohol (%v/v) in burukutu, palmwine, beer, Ogogoro, gin and ethanol (standard) were 3.2, 6.8, 7.0, 40.0, 41...

AIMS The aim of this review was to focus on the knowledge of the cardiovascular benefits of moderate alcohol consumption, as well as to analyze the effects of the different types of alcoholic beverages. METHODS Systematic revision of human clinical studies and meta-analyses related to moderate alcohol consumption and cardiovascular disease (CVD) from 2000 to 2012. RESULTS Heavy or binge alc...

Non-alcoholic beers have seen steady growth in recent years and are attracting customer interest. At the same time, consumer demand for non-alcoholic is rising. While wort-like flavors often criticized beer also regarded as off-flavors, there growing flavor diversification. The latest research results prove that certain non-Saccharomyces yeast species can produce distinctive fruity profiles dur...

In a general population study comprising 994 women and 1,000 men (aged > or = 15 years), we investigated differences in consumed amounts of alcohol related to participation in sports and physical exercise. Compared with the controls, women engaged in sports drank significantly more beer and had higher total consumption of alcohol. The differences in consumption disappeared when controlled for a...

Abstract The aim of the paper was to determine potential using grape must and unconventional yeasts in beer production process. Samples were fermented non- Saccharomyces ( Dekkera bruxellensis 3429, Wickerhamomyces anomalus MG971261, Kluyveromyces lactis MG971263), cerevisiae Safale US-05 used as a control. Grape pasteurized and, together with wort, volumetrically introduced into fermentation f...

The overall aim of this thesis was to explore the impact of alcoholic cirrhosis in Sweden, and the relation between drinking patterns and beverage types and alcoholic cirrhosis, and to evaluate the possible role of autoantibodies in the pathogenesis of alcohol related liver disease. We found that rats had appearance of IgG against rat CYP3A1 and CYP2E1 during chronic ethanol feeding We found th...

Different types of alcoholic beverages such as wine and beer were used in ancient times for various medicinal purposes. Being the oldest and probably the most widely used drugs, they were known to have some therapeutic value, in addition to the vital part they played in the daily life of people. Ethanol is produced by fermentation of a variety of plants and consumed either in a diluted form or ...

AIM Using a binge-drinking mouse model, we aimed to determine whether hops (Humulus lupulus) in beer is involved in the less damaging effects of acute beer consumption on the liver in comparison with ethanol. METHODS Female C57BL/6 J mice were either fed one iso-alcoholic and iso-caloric bolus dose of ethanol, beer, beer without hops (6 g ethanol/kg body weight) or an iso-caloric bolus of mal...