Lager or Ale? Consider the Silicon Content of Beer

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weifielddu of AR 5:10AM February 11, 2010

I'll have a drink to that.

don of PA 6:00PM February 09, 2010

So if you drink a liter of beer you may ingest 19-60mg of silica (not silicon btw) I think I'll take my silica with broccoli, thanks. It's researchers churning these types of health stories that grab headlines but confuse the issue of nutrition. People read beer has benefits and proceed with gusto.

We have read about the numerous benefits of moderate alcohol consumption and it always gets a lot of hits I'm sure. My opinion is that there is still not enough written about what a well rounded diet of whole foods can do to prevent the many chronic ailments of the fast food nation. Read Michael Pollan's "In Defense of Food" to see an interesting analysis of the vitamin/mineral supplement boosters.

I compliment Ms. Hobson for writing about these issues and stating the facts, I'm less impressed with university studies that go for headlines instead of making headway.

HeyILoveBeerToo of CA 5:26PM February 09, 2010

"The caveat to all this is that there's no direct evidence that drinking causes the benefits that have been observed, just that people who drink moderately also seem to be in better health."

SmilinEric of AZ 9:23AM February 09, 2010