[Rhodes22-list] Awsome News - Beer & Pizza

[brad haslett]

This is the best news I've read in a long time. 
Anyone know of a pizza delivery service that sells
beer as well?  Brad

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Beer Ingredient May Fight Prostate Cancer

The Associated Press
Monday, June 12, 2006; 6:18 PM



PORTLAND, Ore. -- For many men, a finding by Oregon
researchers sounds too good to be true: an ingredient
in beer seems to help prevent prostate cancer, at
least in lab experiments. The trouble is you'd
theoretically have to drink about 17 beers a day for
any potential benefit. And no one's advising that.

Researchers at Oregon State University say that the
compound xanthohumol, found in hops, inhibits a
protein in the cells along the surface of the prostate
gland. The protein acts like a switch that turns on a
variety cancers, including prostate cancer.

Dr. Richard N. Atkins, CEO of the National Prostate
Cancer Coalition, said the experiments are encouraging
and "perhaps men could take it in pill form someday."

He noted an ingredient in tomatoes, lycopene, has
previously been linked to prostate cancer prevention.

"It's every man's dream to hear that beer and pizza
can prevent cancer," he said. "However, the 17 beers
and four large pizzas needed to get enough xanthohumol
and lycopene to help prevent prostate cancer is
unfortunately not advised."

Atkins noted that drinking 17 beers a day can lead to
alcoholism and cirrhosis of the liver, and overdoing
it on pizza can lead to obesity and other health
problems.

"Food, no matter how helpful it may be, is not a full
preventive for prostate cancer," he said.



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