BuffHello Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Beer ingredient may fight prostate cancer Mon Jun 12, 7:50 AM ET 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. Cancer typically results from uncontrolled cell reproduction and growth. Xanthohumol belongs to a group of plant compounds called flavonoids, which can trigger the programmed cell death that controls growth, researchers say. Xanthohumol was first discovered in hops in 1913, but its health effects were not known until about 10 years ago, when it was first studied by Fred Stevens, assistant professor of medicinal chemistry at OSU's College of Pharmacy. Last fall, Stevens published an update on xanthohumol in the journal Phytochemistry that drew international attention. Stevens says it possible for drug companies to develop pills containing concentrated doses of the flavonoid found in the hops used to brew beer. He also says researchers could work to increase the xanthohumol content of hops. There are already a number of food supplements on the market containing hops, and scientists in Germany have developed a beer that contains 10 times the amount of xanthohumol as traditional brews. The drink is being marketed as a healthy beer, but research is still under way to determine if it has any effect against cancer. The latest Oregon State University research was published in a recent issue of Cancer Letters. ___yahoonews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoiledCowboy Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 17 beers is not really a problem... :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Damn the luck! Oh well...just have to do as we have to do :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffHello Posted June 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 AT LEAST 17 ! so better overdo it just to be on the safe side !!!!!!!!!!!!!! trouble is your balls are ok but your liver is fugged !never mind all in a nights work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJ_Blackowitz Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 can transplant a liver, my balls, are MINE ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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