Beer Can Cause Skin Disease

August 17th, 2010 | Add a Comment

Well ladies there are more benefits to light beer than just saving you some calories. Dr. Abrar A. Qureshi from Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, conducted a study with more than 1,000 women with cases of psoriasis from ages 27 to 44. Women who average at least 2.3 alcoholic beverages are 72% more likely in developing this skin condition.

They type of alcohol that was consumed was also looked at. Light beer, red and white wine, and other forms of liquor had no affect on the number of cases. Regular beer was the beverage that was associated with the skin condition.
This finding suggests that a nonalcoholic element in regular beer and not light beer, red and white wine and other liquors could be the contributor to psoriasis. Regular beer mostly uses starch sources such as barley, where as wine uses a fruit source and other liquors that use a starch source are separated during distillation. Gluten, which is in barley, is known to be a factor with psoriasis.

Not only is gluten in regular beer, but it can be in many of the foods you consume. It is important to know what you are putting into your body because everyone reacts differently to different food components. So for those of you on strict diets, add gluten to the long list of things you’re staying away from.