BEER CONTAINS AGENTS ESSENTIAL TO FIGHT AGAINST CANCER

Researchers in Germany say that a cancer-fighting substance found in hops could be enhanced to brew a special anti-cancer beer. One day when you hold up a glass and say, "To your health," you would actually be toasting a triumph of the brewer's art over disease. Preliminary studies indicate xanthohumol, a compound found in hops, inhibits a family of enzymes which trigger cancer, as well as help the body detoxify carcinogens. "It's very healthy," said Dr. Werner Back, a brewing technology expert at th eTechnical University of Munich. "I think the ingredients in the beer are very good." Xanthohumol contains more powerful antioxidants than vitamin E and some studies indicate it helps reduce oxidation of bad cholesterol. But don't toast your health too soon. The German researchers warn that it would take 60 regular beers to equal the amount of xanthohumol researchers are able to brew in this one beer. That's why scientists are now working on ways to give all beers higher levels of Xanthohumol, and even find ways to add it to other foods, like chocolate. And they say, just like chocolate - the darker the beer, the better it is for you. Source: foxnews.com.