The Babylonian king Hammurabi decreed that each person had a maximum amount of beer to drink per day, depending on their social class. He also said that women who served bad beers should be drowned!Alcohol intake, and beer consumption for that matter, bring about weight gain via a number of mechanisms. For one, a typical bottle of beer has anywhere from 120 calories to 150 calories. Because it is relatively cheaper than its other alcohol counterparts like wine, it’s essentially easy to overdo consumption.Beer is contraindicated in particular segments of the population as well. For instance, individuals who have chronic gastrointestinal disorders are advised against consumption of the beverage as it is associated with irritable bowel syndrome, abdominal pain and dyspepsia.
