German Olympians Drink a Lot of (Nonalcoholic) Beer, and Win a Lot of Gold Medals
Johannes Scherr, the doctor for the German Olympic ski team, said nearly all of his athletes drink nonalcoholic beer during training.
Nonalcoholic beer has a lower sugar content compared with many sports drinks,
and Germans drank three times as much nonalcoholic beer as they did sports drinks in 2016
That’s why it’s good for us sports guys.”
Many breweries market their nonalcoholic beers explicitly as sports drinks.
“After that, we really had the proof: It’s really healthy
and not only a marketing gag,” said Holger Eichele, the chief executive of the German Brewers Association.
