Beer drinking good for you?
A report saying that beer could be good for you.
A cautionary tale about selective reading of reports - picking the information you want to see?
In the meantime, who’s round is it anyway?
Amplify’d from www.guardian.co.uk
Drinking beer could help prevent weak bones
Beer is a rich source of a nutrient that can help prevent weak bones – but it depends what type you drink, claim researchers at University of California, Davis, today.
The experts said beer was a major source of dietary silicon – roughly half of the silicon in beer can be readily absorbed by the body.
Charles Bamforth, lead author of the study, said: “Beers containing high levels of malted barley and hops are richest in silicon.
“Wheat contains less silicon than barley because it is the husk of the barley that is rich in this element.
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