Claim check: does your pint of beer really come with a ‘surprising health benefit’?

By Chloe Casey, Lecturer in Nutrition and Behaviour, Bournemouth University

Beer could come with a “surprising health benefit”, according to a new report from the BBC. This must be pleasing news for beer drinkers everywhere. But what did the new study the BBC report was based on actually say? And does it stand up to scrutiny?

The study, published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, set out to assess the vitamin B6 content of alcohol-free and full-strength beers. Vitamin B6 is an essential nutrient…

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