{"id":19012,"date":"2016-03-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/the-amazing-benefits-of-drinking-beer\/"},"modified":"2016-03-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-03-15T00:00:00","slug":"the-amazing-benefits-of-drinking-beer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/the-amazing-benefits-of-drinking-beer\/","title":{"rendered":"The amazing benefits of drinking beer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Scientists in the US now believe a key ingredient in beer could potentially be used to cure cancer.<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/men\/the-filter\/the-surprising-health-benefits-of-drinking-beer\/?sf22526987=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">According to The Telegraph<\/a>, scientists from the University of Idaho will this week present the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society with research that suggests an ingredient in beer could be used to fight cancer and other diseases.<\/p>\n<p>The scientists believe that acids called humulones and lupulones, which are found in hops, are able to halt bacteria growth and disease.<\/p>\n<p>And it turns out there are actually a number of other surprising benefits to drinking beer:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lower the risk of kidney stones<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/10412964\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Finnish study<\/a> found that the risk of developing kidney stones decreases with increasing beer consumption. The study\u2019s authors found the water and alcohol in beer dilutes urine and reduces the chances of the stones forming.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Protection from heart attacks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Researchers at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/12926909\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Scranton<\/a> found that dark ales and stouts could cut the risk of heart attacks by up to half.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reduce the risk of strokes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsph.harvard.edu\/nutritionsource\/alcohol-full-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Harvard study<\/a> found that moderate beer drinkers could cut their risk of strokes by up to 50 per cent compared to non-drinkers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stronger bones<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tuftsjournal.tufts.edu\/2009\/03_2\/features\/03\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Tufts University study<\/a> found that, thanks to the silicon present in beer, one or two glasses of beer a day could reduce your risk of breaking a bone. But anymore than that, and your risk actually goes up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Decrease the chance of diabetes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsph.harvard.edu\/news\/features\/moderate-alcohol-intake-may-decrease-mens-risk-for-type-2-diabetes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Harvard study in 2011<\/a> found that middle-aged men who drank one or two glasses of beer each day reduced their risk of type 2 diabetes by up to 25 per cent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reduce the risk of Alzheimer\u2019s<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.usnews.com\/health-news\/family-health\/brain-and-behavior\/articles\/2011\/08\/16\/moderate-drinking-may-help-prevent-alzheimers-other-dementia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A number of studies<\/a> over the years have found that beer drinkers could be up to 23 per cent less likely to develop Alzheimer\u2019s and other forms of dementia. Scientists still aren\u2019t exactly sure why, but some believe it could have something to do with the slightly improved blood flow in the brain associated with moderate alcohol consumption.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cure insomnia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.medicine.iu.edu\/releases\/2013\/04\/kareken-beer-taste-dopamine.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A study from the Indiana University School of Medicine<\/a> found that ales, stouts and lagers increases dopamine levels in the brain, which is often prescribed by doctors to cure insomnia. But there\u2019s a catch: you only need a taste to get the benefit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stop cataracts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bio-medicine.org\/medicine-news-2\/Beer--in-moderation--cuts-risk-of-cataracts-and-heart-disease-9473-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A study from the University of Western Ontario<\/a> found that the antioxidants in beer can help protect against mitochondrial damage. They found that again, ales and stouts were particularly beneficial.<\/p>\n<p>So some good news there for beer drinkers\u2026 but as always: only in moderation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/shane-warne-and-waleed-aly-s-heated-argument-on-the-project-goes-viral\">SHANE WARNE\u2019S TENSE TV CLASH GOES VIRAL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/rowey-bicks\/caroline-wilson-s-warning-as-blues-pick-up-pieces\">CAROLINE WILSON LINES UP ONE OF THE AFL\u2019S BIGGEST CLUBS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scientists in the US now believe a key ingredient in beer could potentially be used to cure cancer. According to The Telegraph, scientists from the University of Idaho will this week present the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society with research that suggests an ingredient in beer could be used to fight cancer and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[144],"tags":[],"geo_market":[],"class_list":["post-19012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The amazing benefits of drinking beer - FIVEAA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/the-amazing-benefits-of-drinking-beer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The amazing benefits of drinking beer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Scientists in the US now believe a key ingredient in beer could potentially be used to cure cancer. 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