Beer is Better Than Anything

Beer: It does the body good, at least according to Heineken's chief commercial officer, who went on CNBC and offered his expert advice on the health benefits of the alcoholic beverage.

On Friday, Heineken exec Alexis Nasard made his health-conscious pitch to CNBC's morning show panelists, proclaiming "There is everything which is healthy about beer."

Skeptical co-host Steve Sedgwick pressed Nasard for details.

“Beer is much less calories than many things you can think about," Nasard said. "Beer already has less calories than a glass of milk, that's probably one thing you didn't know,” he said, although he jokingly stopped short of recommending the drink to small children.

“The other thing is also is that beer is one of the few drinks which, actually, is purely natural; it's water, hops, barley and yeast, which is quite healthy," he added.

According to Women's Health Magazine's comprehensive chart, a bottle of Heineken contains 150 calories. For comparison, a cup of whole milk contains about 150 calories, and a cup of fat-free milk contains about 90 calories, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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