Fight Cancer! Drink Beer!
- Monday, June 12 2006 @ 07:20 AM CST
- Contributed by: filbert
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Yahoo News Reports!
Geez, 17 beers is a bit much though for a single dosage. maybe you can spread them out over a few days and still get the benefit?
CORVALLIS, Ore. - A main ingredient in beer may help prevent prostate cancer and enlargement, according to a new study. But researchers say 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.
Oregon State University researchers say the compound xanthohumol, found in hops, inhibits a specific protein in the cells along the surface of the prostate gland.
The protein acts like a signal switch that turns on a variety of animal and human cancers, including prostate cancer.
Geez, 17 beers is a bit much though for a single dosage. maybe you can spread them out over a few days and still get the benefit?