Drinking Beer in Moderation Improves the Learning of New Information in Teenagers by Lina Marcela Sanchez Rios
For many years, researchers around the world have found nutrients – proteins, vitamins and minerals - in different foods that help teenagers with their learning ability and memory, in other words, something to improve and accelerate their learning process. Different foods such as vegetables and fruits have been used to make several products which increase teenager’s intellect, for example: RIQALL and GINGKO (memory and mental alertness capsules).
However, researchers also have found an alcoholic product which contributes to enhance intellect. It is beer - the third most popular drink overall after water and tea. But, is this alcoholic drink bad for teenagers and their learning process? On the contrary, a beer is healthy! This is what recent studies have shown: drinking in moderation - about one drink a day - is associated with improved mental capacity, reduced stress and simply being healthy.
Learning involves a change in attitude or behavior. For example, children learn to identify objects at an early age; adults learn to solve complex problems and teenagers learn to improve study habits. Accordingly, if we change a habit or add a new one in teenagers between 15 and 18 years old, it will reduce learning disabilities. Of course, one of these habits can be drinking a small amount of alcohol: a beer! A 2010 study of 70,000 teenagers – to be precise, ages from 13 and 18 – conducted by researchers at Italy’s Fondazion di Ricerca e Cura found that: “Moderate beer drinkers are less likely to develop mental problems than teenagers who do not drink a beer.” It has a positive effect on short-term memory, reasoning capacity and concentration.
Taking advantage of this study and knowing that the most popular drink among teenagers is beer, they might be encouraged to drink one beer per day in order to improve their mental capacity and their learning process. Doing this, they will be more active, enthusiastic and participative in class. On the other hand, researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health found that 85 percent of students reported feeling stressed because of academic concerns such as school work and grades, expressed anxiety, were exhausted or felt overwhelmed by all they had to do at school. However, another Harvard 2010 study showed that beer drinkers had 40% lower levels of stress than non-beer-drinkers.
So a beer promotes relaxation, lowers stress levels and improves sleeping which permit to do many activities easily. In this way, teenagers can work in class without feeling pressure or fatigue, but the best part is that teachers will no longer hear complaining remarks about class tasks! Drinking Beer in Moderation Improves the Learning of New Information in Teenagers.
Talking about sleeping, quality and the quantity have a huge influence on learning and memory. Sleep plays several vital roles in the ability to learn new things and the consolidation of memory which require synchronization and performance and are essential for an optimal learning process. Nevertheless, teenagers - between 15 and 18 – waste their time mostly in the evenings, losing valuable sleep time. They are not conscious about the problems that affect the brain’s ability to analyze, receive and process new tasks. For that reason, it is recommended to drink a beer per day because it produces sleep. Furthermore, profits associated to their learning process will surely appear.
Nowadays, people should realize the benefits of beer. Medical experts are demonstrating it every day. For instance, a woman called Ellison, a specialist in researching in the relationship between moderate alcohol consumption and chronic diseases, says: “Beer is rich in many vitamins and minerals which have been found to be good for the heart, kidneys, and bones - among others…” That is a lot of benefits! Definitely, teenagers would be healthier drinking a beer per day than before; and not only teenagers but also people in general will benefit from the benefits of beer. Besides, it will be a good way to avoid truancy generated because of an illness, laziness and inactivity.
To sum up, beer has been an important part of the development of the human race, and it is still very important for us today taking into account all the benefits that it has brought about in our body. In other words, beer has its merits but only if teenagers – and human beings in general - understand that moderation is key to reaching these benefits. They should realize the effects of alcohol on their health will depend on how much they drink. It means if teenagers want to be excellent students, they will not drink too much. Consuming with caution is vital and really helps!
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