Benefits of Beer
Author: Irish Reinhart
Recent studies have confirmed that beer provides various health benefits in part because of its high silicon content.
The study by professors María José González and Isabel Meseguer, Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Toxicology at the University of Alcalá de Henares, shows that the silicon has beer protects the body from the neurotoxic effect of aluminum. This means that beer may help prevent neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s.
One of the risk factors described Alzheimer’s disease is the presence of aluminum. Beer contains silicic acid from the fermentation of barley, bloqueanco the effect of aluminum and thereby preventing it reaches the brain tissue.
Other benefits of beer
Furthermore, researchers Iun Iluman MRC Nutrition Research in Cambridge has found that moderate beer consumption may help prevent diseases like osteoporosis for the same reason: the high silicon content promotes bone calcification and development. In addition, beer also contains phytoestrogens that are related to the delay of the effects that occur in menopause.
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