Beer is better than water.  That is the kind of news I like to hear and that is just what Spanish researchers are saying.  They tested college students that had to perform strenuous exercises in 104 degree temperatures.  After the exercising one group was given water and another was given beer.  Turns out the hydration effect was better in the beer drinking group.  This study has met with its share of skepticism but that happens in just about every study.  Tomorrow morning after my daily exercises I will enjoy a nice cold beer.  When Mrs. Mai Tai asks me why I am drinking at 7:00 am I will tell her that Spanish researchers said I should drink more beer to rehydrate.  You can’t argue with Spanish researchers. 

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