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From Spain: Beer could stop bones going brittle!!

Started by Moebius Tripp, August 17, 2009, 01:05 AM NHFT

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Moebius Tripp

August 17, 2009, 01:05 AM NHFT
Found it here http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/independent-woman/health-fitness/beer-could-stop-bones-going-brittle-1859523.html via LewRockwell

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Beer could stop bones going brittle

By Ben Leach

Thursday August 13 2009

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.

The women's hands were chosen because the bones in the fingers are among the first to show signs of osteoporosis, a disease of bone that leads to an increased risk of fracture.

Those who had less than a pint a day, whom scientists classed as light beer drinkers, fared just as well as those in the moderate bracket, suggesting that even small amounts can boost bone health.

The Spanish researchers said: "Silicon plays a major role in bone formation. Beer has been claimed to be one of the most important sources of silicon in the Western diet."

© Telegraph.co.uk

- Ben Leach

Pat K

#1
August 17, 2009, 01:49 AM NHFT
Ya Beer !!

AntonLee

#2
August 17, 2009, 03:06 AM NHFT
hooray beer.  Guess my bones are going to break like everyone else.

Kat Kanning

#3
August 17, 2009, 06:24 AM NHFT
My theory is that carrying around a beer gut is what strengthens your bones.

Lloyd Danforth

#4
August 17, 2009, 06:41 AM NHFT
Sally Field should drink more beer!

KBCraig

#5
August 18, 2009, 01:28 AM NHFT

Fluff and Stuff

#6
August 18, 2009, 01:32 AM NHFT
They studied the hand bones.  Most people drink beer with their right hand.  I wonder if they also studied the left hand?  Let's hope so.

Pat McCotter

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August 18, 2009, 02:10 AM NHFT
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