Posted on 04/27/2010 8:16:30 PM PDT by Lorianne
Scientists say the dietary silicon in beer boosts bone density, and moderate consumption might help fight osteoporosis. ___ Hooray! Beer is good for you. According to scientists at the University of California, Davis, the sudsy stuff is full of dietary silicon, which helps increase the density of bone minerals. Their study appeared in the February issue of the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, and here’s guessing the graduate assistants were only too happy to help on this one.
“The factors in brewing that influence silicon levels in beer have not been extensively studied,” said lead author and just-the-man-for-the-job Charles Bamforth. “We have examined a wide range of beer styles for their silicon content.” We bet you have.
The researchers tested 100 commercial beers for their silicon content — Nero Wolfe would have been proud — and categorized the data according to the brews’ source and style. They found that beers with high amounts of malted barley and hops have the most silicon.
The bottom line: Moderate beer consumption might help fight osteoporosis, which is characterized by a deterioration of bone tissue. And that’s why you drink it, right?
The Cocktail Napkin appears at the back page of each issue of Miller-McCune magazine, highlighting current research that merits a raised eyebrow or a painful grin.
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Dietary Silicon?
Wont that give ya man boobs?
“Hooray! Beer is good for you.”
The Irish have know that about Guinness for 250 years :)
I have been drinking beer, in moderation, for 28 years. I hate milk, always have. I have never broken a bone in my body. Don’t know if that’s proof of beer’s goodness but that’s my story.
1929
‘Guinness is Good For You.’
First ever GUINNESS® advertisement with the slogan “Guinness is Good For You” is published in the British national press. This was soon followed by advertisements featuring the cartoon characters created by John Gilroy. His famous series of posters of the distraught zookeeper and his mischievous animals carried the line ‘My Goodness, My Guinness’.
And people say there is no God
That’s not why I drink it.... but still good to know.
If you drink enough beer long enough and break a bone, you probably won’t give a rats anyway...
I live three years in Ireland (County Down) and I could look out my office window and see trains passing by - often times a train of all tank cars transporting Guinness from Dublin to...well to consumers like me self.
We knew from experience - Guinness made in Dublin was many times better than Guinness made in London. Side by side, the locals, and me too, could tell the difference. Fortunately, the Guinness available to me here is Dublin brewed. And a very few locals have it draught (Draft, for you Yorba Linda folk).
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