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Article from The Toronoto Sun
Wed, September 15, 2004
Brew's good, eh
IT CURES WHAT ALES YOU, STUDY SAYS
By SARAH GREEN, TORONTO SUN
THINGS THAT make you go D'oh! Beer -- the official drink of Homer Simpson -- is actually good for you. Researchers at the University of Western Ontario found one beer has the same antioxidant benefits as a glass of red wine.
Biochemistry prof John Trevithick said beer drinkers can raise their glasses to polyphenols found in the barley, which is roasted to make beer.
Polyphenols help to prevent oxidative stress in the body, which kills cells and triggers many aging diseases such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease and cataracts.
"Over the years everybody has looked down at them (beer drinkers)," said Trevithick, one of the lead researchers in the study. "We didn't think the question of wine versus beer had been addressed."
Part of the study showed that 30 minutes after consuming a glass of stout, beer drinkers had less oxidized LDL, or bad cholesterol, in the blood, which contributes to hardening of the arteries, Trevithick said.
But the study, to be published in December's issue of Nonlinearity in Biology, Toxicology and Medicine, also found there is too much of a good thing. After three beers, the blood becomes "pro-oxidant," actually increasing the risk of these diseases, Trevithick said.
"The antioxidants can't keep up with the metabolites of the alcohol," he said.
The study looked at the effects of red wine, lager, stout as well as non-alcoholic stout and found the booze-free drinks also had antioxidant benefits of polyphenols.
Wed, September 15, 2004
Brew's good, eh
IT CURES WHAT ALES YOU, STUDY SAYS
By SARAH GREEN, TORONTO SUN
THINGS THAT make you go D'oh! Beer -- the official drink of Homer Simpson -- is actually good for you. Researchers at the University of Western Ontario found one beer has the same antioxidant benefits as a glass of red wine.
Biochemistry prof John Trevithick said beer drinkers can raise their glasses to polyphenols found in the barley, which is roasted to make beer.
Polyphenols help to prevent oxidative stress in the body, which kills cells and triggers many aging diseases such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease and cataracts.
"Over the years everybody has looked down at them (beer drinkers)," said Trevithick, one of the lead researchers in the study. "We didn't think the question of wine versus beer had been addressed."
Part of the study showed that 30 minutes after consuming a glass of stout, beer drinkers had less oxidized LDL, or bad cholesterol, in the blood, which contributes to hardening of the arteries, Trevithick said.
But the study, to be published in December's issue of Nonlinearity in Biology, Toxicology and Medicine, also found there is too much of a good thing. After three beers, the blood becomes "pro-oxidant," actually increasing the risk of these diseases, Trevithick said.
"The antioxidants can't keep up with the metabolites of the alcohol," he said.
The study looked at the effects of red wine, lager, stout as well as non-alcoholic stout and found the booze-free drinks also had antioxidant benefits of polyphenols.
