This Bud’s not for you, prostate cancer |
Ever toured a brewery? Locally we have a few breweries like the one for Olympia beer. One of the key ingredients as many beer drinkers know is hops, which contain a chemical compound known as xanthohumol. Oregon State University researches have learned that xanthohumol can fight the growth of prostate cancer.
But:
… don’t rush out to stock the refrigerator because the ingredient is present in such small amounts that a person would have to drink more than 17 beers to benefit.
Argh, 17 beers? Would take me months to get through that many. Since learning that alcohol in moderation can improve brainpower, I’ve been trying to up my alcohol take to at least two beers a week. The experiment hasn’t proven very successful to date, but I’ll keep at it. Kind of went down like my exercise plans.
Thanks to Lestat for tipping me off to this in the Script School IRC chat. Let me know if you blog this, Lestat and I’ll gladly point to your take on this story.
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There was a time when I wouldn’t have any trouble downing 17 beers a day. Thankfully, that time isn’t now.
Comment by Sterling Camden — June 12, 2006 @ 2:16 pm PST
lol, yeah, somehow I think one would get liver problems if they maintained a 17 beer a day pace that would far outweigh any benefit related to combating prostate cancer.
Comment by TDavid — June 12, 2006 @ 2:19 pm PST
Of course it makes you wonder whether different types of beer have different levels? Would you only need to drink 8 Guiness? Or is it something that only appears in American “beer”. You might find it easier to drink the 17 if you used another countries beer rather than the infamous horse p*ss…
Comment by iiq374 — June 12, 2006 @ 3:31 pm PST
Well, if its hops you’re after I would suggest Pilsner Urquell or Sierra Nevada. They’re both heavily hopped, though with different varieties. I wonder if different varieties of hops produce different amounts of xanthohumol? Would its presence be related to flavor or aroma of the hops? The Saaz hops in Pilsner Urquell have a crisp, slightly bitter taste, while the Cascade hops in Sierra Nevada have a deeper bitterness overlaid with a certain perfumy sweetness. Mmmm…I haven’t had a beer in about a year — now I’m missing it.
Comment by Sterling Camden — June 12, 2006 @ 3:37 pm PST