The ADA bravely tackles acute American male beer drinking deficiency

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From the blog " Weighty Matters " :

LINK<http://www.weightymatters.ca/2011/06/ada-wants-men-tohave-brewski-help-your\

..html>

Yup, the American Dietetic Association wants me to drink, to " Have a

Brewski, Help my Health! " .

Of course so does the Harvard School of Public

Health<http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/alcohol-f\

ull-story/index.html>,

but unlike the ADA, they don't try to appeal to my inner College student to

sell me on it.

Harvard's take on alcohol is a sober (pun intended) reflection on the heart

benefits of alcohol vs. the real risks of problem drinking.

The ADA?

Aside from the cardiovascular benefits, apparently my inspired-by-the-ADA,

nightly, beer drinking, is going to:

" be kind to my kidneys " ,

" is a surprising source of fiber " ,

" is rich in B-Vitamins " ,

and will,

" strengthen my skeleton " .

According to the ADA's president elect Ethan A. Bergman, PhD, RD, CD, FADA,

an ice-cold " *brewski* " is,

" the perfect way to relax at the end of the day "

Really ADA? Of all the healthy foods and beverages out there, the one you

think should headline your new Men's Health page is beer? That's the

super-food American men aren't getting enough of?

And what about the 15lbs a year that a beer a night could land you? Well

don't you worry, the ADA has you covered there as also prominently featured

on their new men's health page are articles like,

" Grill Your Way to a Six Pack "

and,

" Want to Get Lean? Eat Fat! "

Awesome!

Pretty soon all American men will look exactly like the guy in the photo up

above - grilling our way to six packs, eating sausages and drinking kidney

happy, bone strengthening, B-vitamin and fiber filled beer every night to

relax!

Now I enjoy a BBQ and a cold beer as much (or more) than the next guy, but

ADA, did you really think that just because you've got the words " men's

health " on your new men's health page <http://www.eatright.org/menshealth/>,

that you had to come at men with the same sort of brilliance as Men's Health

(the magazine)? No higher standards here.

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