Moderate drinking 'boosts bones'

Women who drink moderate amounts of beer may be strengthening their bones, according to Spanish researchers.

Their study of almost 1,700 women, published in the journal Nutrition, found bone density was better in regular drinkers than non-drinkers.

read more from the BBC, Sunday, 16 August 2009

Beer Drinking & Heart Attack Risk

In this study of beer drinkers, the lowest risk of myocardial infarction was found among men who drank almost daily or daily and who drank 4-9 l of beer a week. There was a suggestion that the protective effect was lost in men who drank twice a day or more. This is similar to results of studies of other beverages ....more

Drinker's Delight: Beer May Fight Disease

It turns out that beer hops contain a unique micronutrient that inhibits cancer-causing enzymes. Hops are plants used in beer to give it aroma, flavor and bitterness.... more from the ABC News

The Bioactivity of Beer

Hops help cut the sweetness in a beer, delivering a crisp citrus-and-pine kick to the back of your tongue. But the cone-shaped hops flower is more than just a flavor savior. Researchers have shown that it's also a significant source of cholesterol-lowering, cancer-fighting, and virus-killing compounds called polyphenols. What's more, "Just one 12-ounce beer a day decreased fibrinogen, a clotting factor, and increased albumin, which is very important for protein metabolism," says Shela Gorinstein, Ph.D., a researcher at Jerusalem's Hebrew University and the author of a 2007 study on the bioactivity of beer.

Folate and B-Vitamins

In the Czech Republic, a great beer drinking nation, a study published in the July 2001 issue of the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition attributed beer's health effects on the heart to its folate content.

Dr. O. Mayer Jr. and colleagues from the Center of Preventative Medicine at Charles University in Pilsen wrote in their report: "Moderate beer consumption may help to maintain the total homocysteine levels in the normal range due to high folate content. Folate from beer may...contribute to the protective effect of alcohol consumption on cardiovascular disease in population(s) with generally low folate intake from other nutrients." (It sounds like the Czechs aren't eating their leafy vegetables.)

The Czech study measured blood levels of folate, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12 in 543 men and women between 35-65 years of age who drank more than 6.3 ounces of alcohol weekly. Since Pilsen is home to Plzensky Prazdroj, brewer of the world-famous golden lager Pilsner Urquell, it's no surprise that the overwhelming majority of these test subjects were beer drinkers. The B-vitamins measured came from the yeast used to ferment beer, and the beer drinkers had the lowest blood levels of homocysteine and the highest levels of folate.

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