Beer linked to better bone density in women
This weekend found me back in Baltimore listening to the radio after a relaxing week at the beach. (Is it just me our do other people notice that once you swallow salt water, also known as the Atlantic Ocean, beer tastes better?)
Anyway I was tending my garden , pulling weeds and harvesting tomatoes, in Druid Hill Park as I listened to "Wait , Wait ... Don't Tell Me," the Saturday morning quiz show on National Public Radio.
I heard an item saying that a study had found that women who drank beer had better bone density than those who don't drink beer.
The study, published in the journal "Nutrition," looked at 1,700 women whose average age was 48. Researchers took ultrasounds of the women's hands and found that those who drank beer had better bone density than those who did not drink beer. Researchers speculated that the silicone and phytoestrogens in beer were factors contributing to better bone density. The best synopsis of the study I found was on the Web site Red Orbit.
The best wise crack I heard about this study came from "Wait, Wait" host Peter Sagal, who said this study was more proof of the longstanding contribution to women's health shown by college fraternities and their kegger parties.
Another excuse to drink beer. Ladies are you buying it?
Also, does beer taste better after swallowing salt water?
Comments
I've noticed this for some time now. Beer DOES appear to make women more dense.
Sorry, had to go there.
Posted by: Jay Trucker | August 17, 2009 9:58 AM
buying the advice, or the next round? As for the beer tasting better after salt water, well that depends on the brand of brew
Posted by: poodleman | August 18, 2009 3:10 PM