Beer May Make For Healthier Bones

theindychannel.com ^ | February 26, 2010 | unknown

[Abathar]

Osteoporosis Less Common In Beer Drinkers

Drinking a few beers could help you keep strong bones as you age, researchers from the University of California, Davis reported.

They said in a news release that a new study suggests beer is a significant source of silicon, which helps increase mineral density in bones.

Lead author Charles Bamforth said it had not previously been clear why the brewing process ended up with so much silicon in beer. One finding in the study was that hops contributes four times the silicon that is found in the malt from barley.

[Abathar]

I'd show this to my wife as proof that I need that extra beer to stay healthy, but after reading the article she'd probably just put sand in my soup and call it cost savings.

[Mengerian]

Ahhh, so that explains why I’m “big boned.”

[AbeKrieger]

I have never sustained a broken bone in my life. Coincidence? Now, I believe not.

[johniegrad]

Beer may make for healthier bones but too much beer prevents bones.

[Fester Chugabrew]

Yesssss!

[Abathar]

They have to be stronger to hold up some of those impressive guts I see around town I guess...

[henkster]

I was in college when I first learned that a beer a day was good for you. By the time I had graduated in 1981, I figured I was guaranteed good health through 2017.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Hell!....I’ll drink to that!

[airborne]

"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy!" - Benjamin Franklin

[Abathar]

lol, somehow with the choice of a screen name with Chugabrew in it I doubt you have bone density issues...

[SIDENET]

Is there anything that beer CAN’T fix?

[Mengerian]

Indeed.

Although I once witnessed a bumper sticker which read:

“It’s not a beer gut. It’s a fuel tank for a sex machine.”

[GonzoGOP]

Well it might do wonders for bones, but I’m still limping around on an ankle i destroyed 20 years ago in what can only be described as a bizarre drinking accident.

[Mengerian]

I also readily admit I've probably bellied-up (one too many times) to Jonathan Byrd's Cafeteria.

[pissant]

Brewer’s droop

[SWAMPSNIPER]

I have great bones but everything else is shot!

[kingattax]

"the doc says i have a silicon deficiency"

[MarineBrat]

Healthier bones or bonier health.... mmmBeer!

[johniegrad]

Brewer’s droop

Yet it's not referred to as a "soft drink". Curious.

[DCBryan1]

Homebrew BUMP!