Beer is good for your bones

BluesBerry · 11-02-2010 11:09pm #1

Researchers say that ale rich in the nutrient silicon can help prevent bone diseases like osteoporosis.
The body absorbs half of the silicon in a pint, potentially making it a major source of bone strengthening goodness.
But don't get too excited... not all beers contain high amounts of the healthy nutrient.
Tests carried out on 100 beers revealed that light lagers made from grains like corn had the lowest levels of dietary silicon whereas hops came out tops.
Charles Bamforth from the University of California said: "Beers containing high levels of malted barley and hops are richest in silicon.
"While most of the silicon remains in the husk during brewing, significant quantities of silicon nonetheless are extracted into wort and much of this survives into beer."

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Its got me convinced Im switching my vodka for beer

:D:D:D

m@cc@ · 11-02-2010 11:11pm

It's also good for staving off sobriety.

Keogg · 11-02-2010 11:16pm

Beer is carbonated though and carbonated drinks inhibit the absorption of calcium... Strange
I'm fairly sure of that anyway..:pac:

m@cc@ · 11-02-2010 11:17pm

Keogg wrote: »

Beer is carbonated though and carbonated drinks inhibit the absorption of calcium... Strange
I'm fairly sure of that anyway..:pac:

Surely it's just the calcium from the drink in question?

Bobeagleburger · 11-02-2010 11:17pm

Beer is bad for your bone

bonerm · 11-02-2010 11:17pm

Pity it's not good for lots of other parts of you.

BluesBerry · 11-02-2010 11:22pm

Keogg wrote: »

Beer is carbonated though and carbonated drinks inhibit the absorption of calcium... Strange
I'm fairly sure of that anyway..:pac:

Yeah but scientists have said it, granted they come up with ridiculous thing but I like this one and Im going to believe them

:p:p and nobody will put a dampener on it

Pompey Magnus · 11-02-2010 11:25pm

rarnes1 wrote: »

Beer is bad for your bone

Quite true

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Steel Pump · 11-02-2010 11:27pm

Might be good for your bones but what about your muscles??

only thing good for muscle is pumpin steel

cleremy jarkson · 11-02-2010 11:29pm

something causes something...good job team science....here's more funding so you can find out some other bit of information that will be ignored forever after about 2 months. nerds

Pacing Mule · 11-02-2010 11:30pm

rarnes1 wrote: »

Beer is bad for your bone

Bad for your boners would have been better

Bonito · 11-02-2010 11:31pm

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/files/2010/01/guinness-is-good-for-you.jpg

As for the muscles and pumping iron ;

http://jacquelinezenn.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/guinness-for-strength-posters.jpg

Wazdakka · 12-02-2010 12:14am

Beer actually makes you smarter...

Ok.. Bear with me for a minute here.

We all know that alcohol kills off brain cells yea?
Well it's the weaker ones that are going to go first.

And, you know the way we build up muscles? You actually tear them and your body repairs them but beefs them up a bit to stop them tearing so easily.

Same thing with broken bones.. After it's been healed the part that was broken is stronger and thicker than it was before it broke.

Sooooooo..
Beer makes you smarter... Pure Logic..

Think about it.. You even feel smarter when you've been drinking.
You become completely prepared to have a discussion and often argue a point about a topic that you had absolutely no knowledge about whatsoever when you were sober.

Quickly boards.. To the off license one and all..
Lets drink our way to a higher national IQ and the knowledge needed to create the carefree Utopian society that we deserve.

Oh.. It's after 10 OClock.... Well that's that plan knackered then..