On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:14:57 -0700, Dan Abel > wrote:

>In article >,
> blake murphy > wrote:
>
>> Study finds beer is good for your bones: Light-colored ales most effective
>> against osteoporosis
>>
>> BY Rosemary Black
>> DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
>>
>> Tuesday, February 9th 2010, 12:58 PM
>
>> <http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle...09_study_finds
>> _beer_is_good_for_your_bones_lightcolored_ales_mos t_effective_against.html>
>
>Color me skeptical. Silicon is not exactly scarce. Most dirt and rocks
>are made out of silicon dioxide. Silicon is a nutrient mostly for
>plants and lower animals, like diatoms:
>
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon
>
>A Google search on "silicon nutrient" turns up references mostly to
>plants (as in growing plants, not eating them), with references to
>humans from the "health nut" people.


Hey, don't rain on my parade! I was getting ready to find a tag line
extolling the virtues of beer.

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I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.