The Stupid Question Thread............ - Posted on 2007-08-01 23:44:03
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brewers droop
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The Stupid Question Thread............ - Posted on 2007-08-02 00:18:57
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Well if you believe what the medical profession is saying now it is better for you than they thought. It was on the news here last night, no kidding.
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The Stupid Question Thread............ - Posted on 2007-08-02 00:43:26
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OK I found the article so here it is.
Drinker's Delight: Beer May Fight Disease
A Unique Compound in Ale Intrigues Oregon Researchers
"Mmmm … beer."
This oft-repeated sentiment of Homer Simpson is a mantra for the millions of beer drinkers in the United States. As popular as beer is, however, it often has gotten a bad rap as a calorie-loaded beverage that only serves to create paunchy beer bellies and alcohol-fueled lapses in judgment.
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But that negative image may begin to fade: Research is showing that beer could join the ranks of other guilt-inducing but wildly popular foods -- chocolate, coffee and red wine -- as a possible disease-fighter.
It turns out that beer hops contain a unique micronutrient that inhibits cancer-causing enzymes. Hops are plants used in beer to give it aroma, flavor and bitterness.
The compound, xanthohumol, was first isolated by researchers with Oregon State University 10 years ago. Initial testing was promising, and now an increasing number of laboratories across the world have begun studying the compound, said Fred Stevens, an assistant professor of medicinal chemistry at Oregon State's College of Pharmacy.
Earlier this year, a German research journal even devoted an entire issue to xanthohumol, he said.
What Stevens and others are discovering is that xanthohumol has several unique effects. Along with inhibiting tumor growth and other enzymes that activate cancer cells, it also helps the body make unhealthy compounds more water-soluble, so they can be excreted.
Most beers made today are low on hops, however, and so don't contain much xanthohumol. But beers known for being "hoppy" — usually porter, stout and ale types — have much higher levels of the compound. Oregon's microbrews ranked particularly high, Stevens said, which is not surprising: U.S. hops are grown almost entirely in the Northwest.
Still, no one knows how much beer is needed to reap the benefits. Mice studies show that the compound is metabolized quickly by the body, so it's hard to get a large amount in the body at one time, Stevens said.
"It clearly has some interesting chemo-preventive properties, and the only way people are getting any of it right now is through beer consumption," he said.
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You can find this at http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=1282177
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The Stupid Question Thread............ - Posted on 2007-08-02 12:58:19
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Beer.What is it good for?
well, first off its good for quenching your thirst on a hot day (or a cold day....in fact any kind of day). secondly, its full of B vitamins (from all the malt and yeast) and so is good for yer nerves. Thirdly. it has alcohol in it so is usefull to reduce inhibitions and to help folk relax generaly. 4th hops help to promote sleep.... tis true have 3 pints of a real ale bitter and you will feel tired rather than drunk. 5th. farmers benefit from the brewing industry by being able to sell them the grain that has to be malted and the hops too, brewers benefit from selling the beer and thus the economy is helped, (there used to be an old saying by folk who wanted to invest their cash "invest in the british thirst" )
All in all Beer or Ale is the foundation of civilised society. if it were not for the need for grain farmers would never have existed and so we would all still be hunter gatherers relying on dodgy mushrooms for fun!
contrary to popular belief Alcohol does NOT destroy brain cells.
One of the above posts said about the possible health benefits of a compound in hops, however there has been another study that reckons 2 units of alcohol (a pint of beer) increases the risk of bowel cancer. another study reckons that eating cauliflower and or broccoli cuts the risk of colon cancer....... there is always someone telling us this is good for us and that is bad. at the end of the dayyou choose to take the advice or ignore it. my advice is to drink real ale where possible and not that fizzy muck made by big breweries. eat drink and be merry for tommorow some sad bastid will beleive all the scientists and ban everything exept water and porridge!
oh and one last thing..... if it wernt for the brewing industry marmite would not exist. make yer own mind up about wether that is a good thing or not!
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The Stupid Question Thread............ - Posted on 2007-08-02 17:58:41
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Its a bad thing that Marmite was ever invented.
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The Stupid Question Thread............ - Posted on 2007-08-02 18:09:49
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Apparently its good for rinsing your hair......(oh no thats alcohol abuse - I hear them shouting)
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The Stupid Question Thread............ - Posted on 2007-08-02 18:24:05
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Anyway....should that not be WAR oohhh.....What is it good for???
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The Stupid Question Thread............ - Posted on 2007-08-02 18:29:50
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hence the beer can piccy?
:D
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The Stupid Question Thread............ - Posted on 2007-08-02 18:36:29
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Do a google search and type in " is beer good for you? " See what comes up, enjoy.
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The Stupid Question Thread............ - Posted on 2007-08-02 19:01:01
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You got it in one Ox, I was washing my hair lol
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The Stupid Question Thread............ - Posted on 2007-08-02 19:01:01
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You got it in one Ox, I was washing my hair lol
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The Stupid Question Thread............ - Posted on 2007-08-02 23:14:38
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Damn.
Good stuff what.
Get p1553d on Guiness, you're doing your body a favour.............including the interesting purgative qualities.
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The Stupid Question Thread............ - Posted on 2007-08-03 11:31:00
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and it turns your s**t black pmsl
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The Stupid Question Thread............ - Posted on 2007-08-05 10:55:29
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i find it realy good for giving me a hangover nothing else seems to do it so well
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The Stupid Question Thread............ - Posted on 2007-08-05 14:03:58
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