Drinking beer is good for old age

Do you usually drink beer? Drinking beer of course good if consumed the correct amount and not excessive. For women who began entering old age, to consume enough beer to prevent osteoporosis. Size, one pint a day. Drink beer contains substances needed bones especially bones of women who have entered the age of menopause.

According to the research of Professor Jonathan Powell of the University of Cambridge, London, England, in a pint of beer (1 pint = 0.568 liters) contains about 8 mg of silicon content, which is the third of the daily intake is recommended. Beer is one source of intake of an ideal which contains silicon, a substance important in the formation of new bone. In addition to beer as a source of intake, there are still other plants and nuts that contain silicone. But beer is a rich source of intake and the most easily absorbed by the body.

The head of nutrition research at the University of Cambridge is also studying the effect of beer on bone formation. In the beer contained ethanol as well as also contained in alcoholic beverages. Ethanol can also help prevent the rottenness of the bones, and with the help of silicon content will drive the growth of new bone.

"Silicon is joined with the hormone estrogen will produce beneficial effects for older women, the article of their estrogen levels are increasing age decreases. It is therefore important for women to get the content of silicon every day," Powell said as quoted by the Daily Mail.

For women who have not entered the age of menopause, drinking a half pint of beer per day well done to support the formation of new bone