Cancer-fighting agent found in beer

UPI ^ | Dec. 31, 2007

[Alouette]

MUNICH, Germany, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A key ingredient of beer may contain a cancer-fighting substance, a German study indicated.

Studies indicated xanthohumol, found in hops, inhibits a family of enzymes that can trigger the cancer process, as well as help the body detoxify carcinogens, science newswire Ivanhoe reported Monday. Preliminary studies at Oregon State University show that xanthohumol can kill breast, colon, ovarian and prostate cancers.

"It's very healthy. I think the ingredients in the beer are very good," Werner Back of Brewing Technology at the Technical University of Munich.

Xanthohumol contains more powerful antioxidants than vitamin E and some studies indicate it helps reduce oxidation of bad cholesterol, the newswire reported.

"Xanthohumol has been shown to be a very active substance against cancer," said Markus Herrmann , also in Munich. "It comes in small sticky beads, which you find within the hops."

But don't frost that mug just yet. It would take 60 regular beers to equal the amount of xanthohumol German researchers are able to brew in their one super beer.

[Alouette]

Happy New Year

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Who needs an excuse ?

[basil]

If this is true, there should be very little cancer in Munich—LOL! Been there, and seen the way these people drink beer——

[ElkGroveDan]

I've found that it makes the girls look better too:

[Texas Eagle]

But don't frost that mug just yet. It would take 60 regular beers to equal the amount of xanthohumol German researchers are able to brew in their one super beer.

Done.

[TheDoctorNoh]

Blonde, far right, doesn’t need the help. Hubba hubba!

As for the article, I’ll drink to that!

[Hot Tabasco]

Cancer-fighting agent found in beer

Talking from experience, there are lots of fighting agents in beer.........

[Texas Eagle]

Cancer-fighting agent found in beer

How he got in my beer I'll never know.

[Michael Barnes]

Beer, what can’t it do?

[NonValueAdded]

w00t

[Doomonyou]

Beer, breakfast of Champions!

[groanup]

It would take 60 regular beers

Sounds about right. Excuse me, I have to go to the beer store.

[advertising guy]

we need , sometime, to start a thread called

************** BEER STORIES *****************

[hiredhand]

“Drink MORE beer” ping! :-)

[GregoTX]

MMMmmm Xanthohumol ..... aaarrrgghhhhlllglglg

[AFreeBird]

LOL

60 beers, is that all. I figured it would be, you know, a lot. Hell 60 beers is an afternoon at the lake. :)

[Sacajaweau]

My buddy will live forever!!

[fatima]

:)Happy New Year.

[AFreeBird]

For your alternative cancer therapies research.

[Species8472]

It would take 60 regular beers to equal the amount of xanthohumol German researchers are able to brew in their one super beer.

Thats got to one BITTER, aromatic beer. The king of all IPAs......

Love to try it!

[AFreeBird]

I've found that it makes the girls look better too:

For you drinking it, or them.

Unless the camera drinks beer, I'd say girls drinking beer is the latest beauty secret. Those Bavarian barmaids have been keeping to themselves all this time. :)

I bet it's not that wimpy, watered down, lite crap either.

[xrmusn]

Makes sense....
Drink a case of beer a day.
24 cans in a case
24 hours in a day

[lowbridge]

Who needs an excuse ?

Married men.

[Squawk 8888]

60 American beers is an afternoon at the lake. 60 real beers is alcohol poisoning ;-)

[dayglored]

> I've found that it makes the girls look better too:

[AFreeBird]

yea, but I don’t do cans. Well, okay, there is one can I’ve started to like; Heineken’s 3.3GAL/5L mini keg.

[AFreeBird]

okay, so maybe two afternoons at the lake.

Sheesh...

nit pick much? ;)

[relictele]

No one is ugly at 2:30 am.

[Scotsman will be Free]

I do not believe that those three gals need any help in the looks dept.

[B4Ranch]

Many thanks and Happy New Year!

[big'ol_freeper]

Happy ping!!

[hinckley buzzard]

Cancer-fighting agent found in beer

Proof there is a God.

[B4Ranch]

I would offer to, ever so politely, rearrange her necklace.

[big'ol_freeper]

Sehr gut!!

[mikrofon]

FIGHTING SINCE		CANCER  3000 BC

[Alouette]

Oh... what is the malt and liquor?
What gets you drunken quicker?
What comes in bottles or in cans? (Beer)
Can’t get enough of it (Beer)
How we really love it (Beer)
Makes me think I’m a man (Beer)
I could kiss and hug it (Beer)
But I’d rather chug it (Beer)
Got my belly up to here (Beer)
I could not refuse a (Beer)
I could really use a beer, beer, beer

Beer, beer, beer, beer, beer, beer, beer, beer

I can’t remember how much I have had
I drank a twelve-pack with my dad (BURP!)
That’s my son the drunken manly stud
I’m proud to be his bud
Here have some pretzels
No, I’ll call it quits
Those things give me the shlits (ha ha ha)

Drink with your family
Drink it with your friends
Drink till you’re fat, stomach distends
Beer is liquid bread, it’s good for you
We like to drink till we spew! Ew!
Who cares if we get fat?
I’ll drink to that

As we sing once more...

What is the malt and liquor?
What gets you drunken quicker?
What comes in bottles or in cans? (Beer)
Can’t get enough of it (Beer)
How we really love it (Beer)
Makes me think I’m a man (Beer)
I could kiss and hug it (Beer)
But I’d rather chug it (Beer)
Got my belly up to here (Beer)
Golly, I adore it! (Beer)
Come on dammit, pour it!
Do it for me, brew it for me
Feed it to me, speed it to me (Beer)
The most wonderful drink in the world
HOORAY!!! (BURP

[3catsanadog]

Freepers everywhere are clapping their hands and rejoicing!

[G8 Diplomat]

...a German study indicated.

How'd I guess? ;)

I wonder if Germany has the lowest cancer rate...

[Dumpster Baby]

[proudofthesouth]

This ought to start your year off well! ;^)

[LibFreeOrDie]

Noah stocked the ark with beer, right?

[ShadowDancer]

Whoo Hoo!!!!

[bannie]

That's why my ex-in-laws lived so long!

We'd wondered...

[eldoradude]

Very nice...yes. :D

Oh yeah, the beer looks good too.

[NRA2BFree]

xanthohumol

That sounds like it could power a car. LOL

[Safetgiver]

It would take 60 regular beers to equal the amount of xanthohumol German researchers are able to brew in their one super beer..... That’s a good Friday night.

[Disambiguator]

If that blonde girl on the right looks that good when you’re sober, just think how she would look after a few of those mugs of beer!

[Edgar3]

It’s no damn wonder that I’ve never felt better! Happy New Year my fellow FREEpers!

[Billthedrill]

Necklace? What's wrong with her neck

[A thumping sound as BtD's body hits the floor. Sound of EMT's charging up the defib box in the background]

[puppypusher]

I’ll have a Sam Adams please.