Drinking beer prevents osteoporosis

Drinking about half a liter of beer a day can prevent osteoporosis, even if it works to prevent bone loss even better than calcium, scientists said.

Drinking about half a liter of beer a day can prevent osteoporosis (Photo: umsl.edu) In a study conducted over 3 million people in the UK with osteoporosis, British scientists found that ethanol in beer could prevent Hormones lead to bone loss.

They tracked a group of healthy volunteers aged between 18 and 50. After giving these people some beer with an average dose of about 0.433 liters per person, they found it around 6 hours, ethanol in beer has prevented many hormones leading to weaker bones.

Osteoporosis is a disease that makes bones weak and brittle. It usually affects the entire human bone, but most cause fractures in the wrist, spine and hip.

Professor Jonathan Powell, the lead researcher said: 'This is a very interesting finding. Everyone knows that calcium prevents bone loss but we found that ethanol in beer also has the same effect, even better . '

'Of course, moderation is the key, and we know that drinking too much beer can have negative effects,' Professor Powell added.

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