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

Could a brewsky a day keep osteoporosis away? Drinking beer may actually
benefit your bones, according to a new analysis of 100 commercial varieties
of suds.

Turns out beer¢s not only a good source of dietary silicon, which is key
for bone health, but the silicon levels vary depending on the type of beer
and the malting process used to produce it. Researchers at the University
of California, Davis performed their chemical analyses on beer¢s
ingredients and measured the silicon content of various brands.

Pale-colored malts may be the better choice if you want to strengthen your
bones, since these had more silicon than the darker beers, like the
chocolate, roasted barley and black malt. Non-alcoholic beers had the
lowest silicon levels of any of the brews tested.

(more at:

<http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/health/2010/02/09/2010-02-09_study_finds_beer_is_good_for_your_bones_lightco lored_ales_most_effective_against.html>
)

your pal,
blake

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.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

"blake murphy" > wrote in message
...
>
> Study finds beer is good for your bones: Light-colored ales most effective
> against osteoporosis
>
To heck with granny, give *ME* a beer.

Joe

On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:27:25 -0400, Joe wrote:

> "blake murphy" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> Study finds beer is good for your bones: Light-colored ales most effective
>> against osteoporosis
>>
> To heck with granny, give *ME* a beer.
>
> Joe

<snort>

your pal,
blake

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.

that thought occurred to me as well. however, a quick google on [silicon
bone health] (done before i posted the item) turned this up:

J Nutr Health Aging. 2007 Mar-Apr;11(2):99-110.
Silicon and bone health.

Jugdaohsingh R.

Rayne Institute, Gastrointestinal Laboratory, St Thomas' Hospital, London.

Abstract

Low bone mass (osteoporosis) is a silent epidemic of the 21st century,
which presently in the UK results in over 200,000 fractures annually at a
cost of over one billion pounds. Figures are set to increase worldwide.
Understanding the factors which affect bone metabolism is thus of primary
importance in order to establish preventative measures or treatments for
this condition. Nutrition is an important determinant of bone health, but
the effects of the individual nutrients and minerals, other than calcium,
is little understood. Accumulating evidence over the last 30 years strongly
suggest that dietary silicon is beneficial to bone and connective tissue
health and we recently reported strong positive associations between
dietary Si intake and bone mineral density in US and UK cohorts. The exact
biological role(s) of silicon in bone health is still not clear, although a
number of possible mechanisms have been suggested, including the synthesis
of collagen and/or its stabilization, and matrix mineralization. This
review gives an overview of this naturally occurring dietary element, its
metabolism and the evidence of its potential role in bone health.

<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17435952>

as far as i can tell, The Journal of Nutrition Health and Aging is not some
collection of kooks.

there were 180,000 other hits as well.

your pal,
blake

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.

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

On Fri, 30 Apr 2010 08:31:45 -0700, sf wrote:

> 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.

go ahead and have your parade, sf, even if it doesn't march in a straight
line.

your pal,
blake

On Sat, 1 May 2010 12:44:19 -0400, blake murphy
> wrote:

>On Fri, 30 Apr 2010 08:31:45 -0700, sf wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:14:57 -0700, Dan Abel > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>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.
>
>go ahead and have your parade, sf, even if it doesn't march in a straight
>line.
>
Thanks for your blessings, blake.

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

On Sun, 02 May 2010 00:10:46 -0700, sf wrote:

> On Sat, 1 May 2010 12:44:19 -0400, blake murphy
> > wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 30 Apr 2010 08:31:45 -0700, sf wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:14:57 -0700, Dan Abel > wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>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.
>>
>>go ahead and have your parade, sf, even if it doesn't march in a straight
>>line.
>>
> Thanks for your blessings, blake.

i once ran into a pair of cops in the hall of my building when a friend of
mine and i were on the way from my apartment to his, and, i confess, i had
a beer in my hand.

one cop says, 'be careful, or i'll take you in for drunk driving.'

just as quick, i said back to him 'i don't care what you say, i'm not
getting out to walk a straight line for you.'

your pal,
blake

blake murphy wrote:

> i once ran into a pair of cops in the hall of my building when a
> friend of mine and i were on the way from my apartment to his, and, i
> confess, i had a beer in my hand.
>
> one cop says, 'be careful, or i'll take you in for drunk driving.'
>
> just as quick, i said back to him 'i don't care what you say, i'm not
> getting out to walk a straight line for you.'

(laugh!) He's probably still telling that story.

nancy

"Beer is proof God loves us."

- Benjamin Franklin -

Steve

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