Posted on 09/06/2009 11:11:51 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative
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.
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FYI: My favorite niece is a Smurf lover...
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Well, then. I’m good to go! Can’t drink wine (sulphites) and don’t like hard booze (makes me insta-bitch), so I stick to beer. YAY!
Beer. G_d’s gift to humanity.
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It makes her 74.
All the better to support the man boobs it gives you.
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