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["Christian B. Schäffler" <APD_Info_Schweiz@compuserve.com>]

February 7, 1999
Adventist Press Service (APD)
Christian B. Schaeffler, Editor-in-chief
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Adventists: Health Yes, Beer No

Silver Spring, Maryland, USA, 07.02.1999  [ANN/APD] A 
recent press report highlights a beer brand that has 
gained Kosher certification and states that this will 
interest those who wish to have natural and healthy 
products.  The report then goes on to identify those 
interested in healthy products as including Seventh-
day Adventists.

"While we are a Christian denomination dedicated to 
healthful living, the last thing we're about to buy is 
beer," says Tom Neslund, associate director for Health 
Ministries at the Adventist Church's World 
Headquarters. "Adventists have promoted an alcohol-
free lifestyle for 136 years. Knowing what alcohol 
does to the body, we cannot agree that any beer, 
however produced, can be 'healthy.'"

The Adventist Church promotes non-drinking as part of 
a complete lifestyle that focuses on healthy diet, 
exercise and avoidance of alcohol, tobacco and drug 
abuse. [99/05/03]