A single dose of beer after moderate aerobic exercise did not affect the cardiorespiratory and autonomic recovery in young men and women

A single dose of beer after moderate aerobic exercise did not affect the cardiorespiratory and autonomic recovery in young men and women
Beer is often consumed after sports for social interaction. Beer has been suggested for hydration after exercise, but the effects on cardiovascular and autonomic systems in men and women after effort are unknown.
A study assessed the effect of beer absorption immediately after moderate exercise on heart rate (HR) variability (HRV) and cardiovascular recovery after effort in women and men separately. The crossover, randomised and controlled trial was performed on 15 healthy female and 17 male adults submitted to two protocols on two randomised days: (1) Water (350 mL) and (2) Beer (350 mL). The subjects underwent 15 minutes seated at rest, followed by aerobic exercise on a treadmill (five minutes at 50-55% of maximum HR and 25 min 60-65% of maximum HR) and then remained 3 min stood on treadmill and 57 min seated for recovery from the exercise. Water or beer was consumed between four and ten minutes after exercise cessation. Blood pressure, HR and HRV were evaluated before exercise, during exercise and during recovery from exercise.
Systolic and diastolic blood pressure, HRV and HR changes during and following recovery from exercise were similar when women consumed beer or water. HR, systolic and diastolic blood pressures also returned to baseline levels in the beer and water protocols in males. Yet, parasympathetic indices of HRV recovery from exercise were comparable between protocols in males.
The results indicate that the ingestion of 300 mL of beer did not significantly affect heart rate variability and cardiovascular parameters following effort. The authors state that the data indicate that beer was safe for this population.
Source: Santana MRD, Pontes YMM, Benjamim CJR, Rodrigues GDS, Liberalino GA, Mangueira LB, Feitosa ME, Leal J, Akimoto A, Garner DM, Valenti VE. A Single Dose of Beer after Moderate Aerobic Exercise Did Not Affect the Cardiorespiratory and Autonomic Recovery in Young Men and Women: A Crossover, Randomized and Controlled Trial. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Oct 16;19(20):13330. doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013330.