Beer : the hidden shocking ingredients!

It is one of the most popular beverage in the world. It is a 'staple' drink in clubbing arena, and for some, it is a daily 'supplement', a replacement for drinking water. It's beer and everyone know this beverage from all over the world. The thing is, how much truth do you know about what's inside this drink? Do you even know the hidden ingredients of this alcoholic drink? 

I know for some people, they must be thinking, "Who cares?" For most people who is having beer or alcohol addiction, they just don't bother or give a rat ass if beer or alcohol is good or bad. But for the rest of the people who want to know the truth about the hidden ingredients in some of the popular beer products, this post is meant for you. You will find out that some of the information below, is way beyond shocking, and consumption of beer might not be as enjoyable and addictive as it used to be, prior to today.

First of all, would drinking a glass of beer considered acceptable? Well, how many people end up only drinking a glass of beer in any occasion? When one goes clubbing or partying with friends, one glass of beer would seem virtually impossible, unless you have the same alcohol sensitivity as I do, a few gulps will give me the buzz and impair my center sensory controls combined with slow brain functions.

It only take 60 seconds for alcohol to cross the blood brain barrier. Wonder why some of you feel the BUZZ so quickly after gulping down that glass of beer or alcoholic beverage? Alcohol is metabolize differently compared to other foods, and guess what, only the liver can metabolize this poison. One of the reason why combining alcohol with meal is one of the worst enemy for weight management, due to the liver will metabolize the poison first, then the foods you consumed. Apart from increased body fat accumulation, liver also deposits significant amount of triglycerides and tendency of developing alcoholic hepatitis of the liver. The next progression of this condition would be cirrhosis or liver cancer. There are many people currently suffering from non alcoholic hepatitis of the liver, resulting in liver damage and dysfunction, without consumption of alcohol. It's the sugar, particularly fructose. Acute and chronic poison, similar metabolic injuries minus the buzz.  

Now, let's talk about the ingredients in this beverage. To be precise, the hidden unknown ingredients, which are added during processing for most commercial brands. First of all, the ingredients in beer are not required by law to be listed anywhere on the label and manufacturers have no legal obligation to disclose the ingredients. Check this out.

“Ingredient labeling on food products and non-alcoholic beverages is required by the Food and Drug Administration. But a whole other federal agency regulates beer, and not very well. The Department of Treasury, the same folks who collect your taxes, oversees alcoholic beverages. That probably explains why we know more about what’s in a can of Coke than a can of Bud. You can also thank the alcohol industry, which has lobbied for years against efforts to require ingredient labeling.”

Michele Simon (author of Appetite for Profit)

Apart from fluoride and pesticides levels in beer products, there are shocking amount of nasty ingredients added in beer, including GMOs. For instance, Miller Coors beer products admitted their use of GMOs corn and its derivatives. GUINNESS beer products have high fructose corn syrup and even fish bladder (a gelatin like substance). CORONA beers also contain propylene glycol, HFCS and GMO corn, and Budweiser products primarily contain GMO rice and corn too. Of course, there rest of the beer products most likely have hidden nasty ingredients, and the only way to consume a less damaging safer beer product, is Organic beer. But, again, buying organic doesn't give you the license to get yourself drunk silly and over do it on regular basis. Alcohol itself is bad and is a poison, those hidden nasty ingredients just make beer products from bad to worst. 

Hidden ingredients:

• Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) 

• Propylene Glycol 

• Calcium Disodium EDTA (made from formaldehyde, sodium cayanide)

• Many different types of sulfites and anti-microbial preservatives (linked to allergies and asthma)

• Natural Flavors 

• High Fructose Corn Syrup (the evil sugar)

• GMO Sugars - Dextrose, Corn Syrup

• Caramel Coloring (Class III or IV made from ammonia and classified as a carcinogen)

• FD&C Blue 1, Red 40, Yellow 5 (Made from petroleum, linked to allergies, asthma and hyperactivity)

• Insect-Based Dyes

• BPA (Bisphenol A has been linked to cancer, mimic the female hormone estrogen and may affect sperm count, and other organ functions.)

• GMOs grains, corn & corn syrup