Beer May Be Good For Your Bones

Yahoo! ^ | Feb 8th, 2010 | Jeanna Bryner

[bamahead]

If you downed one too many while watching the Super Bowl, here's at least one reason to hold your head high: Drinking beer can be good for your health.

But seriously, a new analysis of 100 commercial beers shows the hoppy beverage is a significant source of dietary silicon, a key ingredient for bone health.

Though past research has suggested beer is chockfull of silicon, little was known about how silicon levels varied with the type of beer and malting process used. So a pair of researchers took one for the team and ran chemical analyses on beer's raw ingredients. They also picked up 100 commercial beers from the grocery store and measured the silicon content.

The silicon content of the beers ranged from 6.4 mg/L to 56.5 mg/L, with an average of 30 mg/L. Two beers are the equivalent of just under a half liter, so a person could get 30 mg of the nutrient from two beers. And while there is no official recommendation for daily silicon uptake, the researchers say, in the United States, individuals consume between 20 and 50 mg of silicon each day.

[bamahead]

Good news for a Monday!

[bamahead]

PING!

[Man50D]

I knew my childhood was missing something!

[Allegra]

Good news for us wimmin-folks!

[GUNGAGALUNGA]

I know one bone its not good for if you have had too much!!

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

a new analysis of 100 commercial beers shows the hoppy beverage is a significant source of dietary silicon

Is this why guys who drink a lot of beer have man-breasts?

/ducks

[Dr. Sivana]

They also picked up 100 commercial beers from the grocery store and measured the silicon content.

What did they do with their beers after they "measured the silicon content?"

I hope they sang a song during the process.

100 bottles of beer on the wall,

100 bottles of beer...

Take one in hand, measure for sand...
99 bottles of beer on the wall ...etc.

[DemforBush]

If beer strengthens bones, then I figure I’m about halfway to that adamantium skeleton I’ve always wanted...bub.

:-)

[MNJohnnie]

EXCELLENT!

[Bushbacker1]

After yesterday, other than the headache and queezy feeling, I must be healthier today! Imbibing, periodically, in the carbonated, intoxicating brew, not only shades my judgement and makes me think I can sing and dance, but it is making me healthy at the same time. Life is good!

[reagan_fanatic]

[PBRSTREETGANG]

I know that beer commercials are chock full of silicone.

[bamahead]

See, he looks healthy!

[webboy45]

This is like saying that cyanide is good for you because vitamin B12 has a cyanide core.

[Hotmetal]

LOL

[wku man]

Dang...20 years ago I must've been unbreakable!

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

[Xenalyte]

I can categorically state that my skeleton now is pretty much indistinguishable from Wolverine’s.

[Canedawg]

No wonder my bones feel so strong the day after the Super Bowl.

[Flavius]

Fantastic give it to babies to start the bone preservation process early