Beer could stop bones going brittle

The Telegraph ^ | 8:23AM BST 12 Aug 2009 | Ben Leach

[Paleo Conservative]

Beer could stop bones going brittle

Drinking beer regularly could stop bones from going brittle, according to scientists in Spain.

A study found that the bones of women who drink beer regularly are stronger, making them less likely to suffer from osteoporosis.

It is thought that the high level of silicon in beer slows down the thinning that leads to fractures and boosts the formation of new bone, the journal Nutrition reports.

Beer is also rich in phytoestrogens, plant versions of oestrogen, which keep bones healthy.

Bones are made up of a mesh of fibres, minerals, blood vessels and marrow, and healthy ones are denser with smaller spaces between the different parts.

The researchers asked almost 1,700 healthy women with an average age of 48 about their drinking habits. They then underwent ultrasound scans of their hands, which showed the bones belonging to beer drinkers to be denser.

[Paleo Conservative]

I had to excerpt.

Drinking beer regularly could stop bones from going brittle.

[sheik yerbouty]

Hooray beer!

[glorgau]

Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.

B. Franklin

[Slings and Arrows]

Vital medical information ping!

[LucyT]

[howlinhound]

I’ll drink to that!

[Talisker]

See? No brittle bones. All rubber.

[ditto h]

Now the trick is to get a prescription for Bud.

[jobim]

I’m a beer-lover to the bone.

[musicman]

"Beer could stop bones going brittle"

[Paleo Conservative]

[crazydad]

JA das beir ist gute!

[synbad600]

Liquid bread.

[Nateman]

I know a woman who has been drinking beer in excess for decades. She has a bone mass 1/2 that of a normal women her age. If beer drinking has helped her bones then Obama has lessened the effects of the recession.

[ianmb]

That would explain why I have never broken a bone. Mine must be harder than steel now.

[Allegra]

Excellent news!

[martin_fierro]

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OTOH, flexible bones suck.

[chainsaw]

Beer could stop bones going brittle

Your bones won’t get brittle but what about your liver developing Cirrhosis?

Pick you poison.

[MeekOneGOP]

LOLOL!!!

What a fun thread with great pics! :^D

[Clara Lou]

I watched my mother suffer bone loss and daily chronic pain because of what it did to her spine. It’s the reason she let go of life. I’ll run the risk of cirrhosis of the liver and drink one beer a day. Besides, Corona goes with anything.