Bone Health - Another Reason To Crack A Cold One
Researchers from the Dept. of Food Science and Technology at the University of California, Davis have found that beer is a significant source of dietary silicon - a key ingredient for increasing bone density - and suggest that moderate beer consumption may even help to prevent osteoporosis.
The researchers studied the relationship between commercial production methods and the resulting silicon content of the brew.
"The factors in brewing that influence silicon levels in beer have not been extensively studied" said Charles Bamforth, lead author of the study. "We have examined a wide range of beer styles for their silicon content and have also studied the impact of raw materials and the brewing process on the quantities of silicon that enter wort and beer."
"Beers containing high levels of malted barley and hops are richest in silicon," concludes Dr. Bamforth. "Wheat contains less silicon than barley because it is the husk of the barley that is rich in this element. 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."
Abstract: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/123275249/abstract?CRETRY=1&S...
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"Bone Health - Another Reason
"Bone Health - Another Reason To Crack A Cold One" has something bonny in its content. It is interesting to note in the research findings that dietary silicon - a key ingredient is responsible for increasing bone density and researchers, therefore, suggest that moderate beer consumption may even help to prevent osteoporosis. Good news for those who suffer from the same. More researches also prove that Beers containing high levels of malted barley and hops are richest in silicon etc. Now we can safely say that beer must be a good health drink.
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