It seems that the glycemic load of an apple and a President'c Choice
dealcoholized red beer should not be very different. I got the
figures for an apple from http://tinyurl.com/995mp a.k.a.
http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=12&url=http%3A//www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/5aday/month/pdfs/Apple.pdf&ei=O9olQ--xI7K6iwHbzN2xCQ
and the stats for the beer from the can.
Apple Beer
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Serving 138g 355g (355mL)
Calories 60 50
Total Carbs [g] 17 11 (carbs/glucides)
Dietary fiber [g] 3 ?
Sugars [g] 14 ?
Note that, even though the serving size is tabulated, it is not
relevant if the aim is to compare the eating of one apple with the
drinking of one beer.
The breakdown of carbs into fiber & simple sugars is given only for
the apple. However, if we consider the worse possible case for the
beer, assume that all of its 11g of carbs are simple sugars. This is
still less than for an apple.
Glycemic load aside, if we consider only calories, drinking 4 of those
specific beers a day yields 200 calories, which is about one tenth of
the daily need of a typical adult.
Would it be safe to say that this particular beer is a good substitute
for water, with neglegible effects on blood sugar and calorie intake?