Is beer a good post-workout drink 🙂 ?
It may taste good when you’re thirsty, but beer is not an effective way to rehydrate after exercising. Alcohol has a diuretic effect. As a result, instead of replenishing fluids, beer promotes additional water loss via urination. In reality, the diuretic effect of beer can lead to hypohydration or, in severe cases, dehydration. Some individuals believe that beer gives them a carbohydrate boost plus extra potassium. An urgent need for these nutrients immediately following a workout doesn’t exist, however. Even if an individual needed these particular nutrients, beer is a relatively poor source. For example, compared to orange juice, beer has only 13 grams and 89 milligrams of carbohydrates and potassium, respectively, versus 39 grams of carbohydrates and 700 milligrams of potassium in orange juice.
