Post by Gary on Dec 6, 2012 12:09:58 GMT -5
Yesterday, I wrote about a new study that shows how beneficial drinking coffee is. Today comes news of a new report that has similar nice things to say about beer.
Consuming large quantities of a key ingredient in beer can protect against winter sniffles and even some serious illnesses in small children, a Japanese brewery said citing a scientific study.
Okay, now let's just take into account that the report came from a brewery. Of course they are going to want to put as positive a spin on their product as possible. Even so, who among us doesn't want to believe (hope) that there is some validity to their study.
A chemical compound in hops, the plant brewers use to give beer its bitter taste, provides an effective guard against a virus that can cause severe forms of pneumonia and bronchitis in youngsters, Sapporo Breweries said Wednesday.
Read more at garypoole.blogspot.com/2012/12/first-coffee-now-beer-is-good-for-you.html
Consuming large quantities of a key ingredient in beer can protect against winter sniffles and even some serious illnesses in small children, a Japanese brewery said citing a scientific study.
Okay, now let's just take into account that the report came from a brewery. Of course they are going to want to put as positive a spin on their product as possible. Even so, who among us doesn't want to believe (hope) that there is some validity to their study.
A chemical compound in hops, the plant brewers use to give beer its bitter taste, provides an effective guard against a virus that can cause severe forms of pneumonia and bronchitis in youngsters, Sapporo Breweries said Wednesday.
Read more at garypoole.blogspot.com/2012/12/first-coffee-now-beer-is-good-for-you.html
