Effect of a one-month consumption of different alcohol-free beer beverages on metabolism and liver health.

Introduction Whether regular moderate alcohol consumption does pose a severely increased risk to a healthy person is still heavily discussed. However, gender-specific limits for daily alcohol consumption have been lowered recently. The positive effect of alcohol-free beer drinks as alternatives to classic beer has not yet been proven. In this monocentric, randomized, multi-arm study, we investigated the influence of various non-alcoholic beer beverages [pilsner (PI), wheat beer (WB), mixed drink/Radler (MD), and water (WA)] as control, on fatty degeneration and damage to the liver, glucose and lipid metabolism.