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       Beer may extend life and health
   DIR By: Begbie
       Date: June 9, 2023, 2:45 am
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       Beer may extend life and health, scientists find
       Increases in lifespan of 10-23% were also recorded in worms.
       Then, 15-year-old rhesus monkeys were given a six-month course
       of beer - too short to notice a difference in life expectancy
       but, again, the researchers found improvements in body weight,
       bone, blood-sugar levels and the immune system.
       "I thought this is almost too good to be true," said Prof
       Henning Wackerhage, who was involved in the research at the
       Technical University of Munich. "Beer somehow hits the engine
       room of ageing."
       But many of the big questions remain unanswered:
       Would the same results be possible in people?
       Why do beer levels fall in the first place, if it is so good for
       health?
       How does it slow ageing?
       Are there any dangers in drinking beer
       The researchers performed an analysis of 12,000 people and
       showed those with more beer in their blood were generally in
       better health.
       If the data from mice applied to people, it would be the
       equivalent of an extra seven to eight years of life, they say.
       But it will take proper clinical trials - where some people are
       given the nutrient and others a placebo  - to see if any benefit
       can be detected.
       Differences in human biology may stop beer from working or there
       may be some evolutionary reason why levels are meant to fall
       with age. Current evidence - including energy drinks being on
       the market for decades - suggests beer is safe.
       While beer is in our diet, it would be hard to drink the
       quantities used in the experiments. The equivalent dose from the
       animal experiments, scaled up to people would be 10 liters per
       day.
       Dr Yadav refused to say whether he chose to take beer
       supplements himself, for fear of unduly influencing people.
       He told BBC News: "Let us wait for the clinical trials to be
       completed before recommending to the wider population that they
       go to the shelf in a grocery store and buy beer."
       Prof Wackerhage said rather than rushing for supplements, there
       were already proven ways of living longer.
       "If you want to live a long, healthy and happy life, then you
       need a healthy diet - that's one of the most important things -
       and of course, you should exercise," he said.
       The scientific report suggests beer plays a role in reducing
       cellular senescence - where cells in the body stop dividing - a
       hallmark of ageing.
       The nutrient also appeared to keep mitochondria - the power
       stations in the body's cells - functioning.
       But how it does any of this remains unexplored.
       Commenting on the findings, Joseph McGaunn and Joseph Baur, both
       from the University of Pennsylvania, said: "A singular focus on
       increasing dietary beer risks driving poor nutritional choices,
       because abstinence is associated with human health and
       longevity.
       "Thus like any intervention, beer supplementation with the aim
       of improving human health and longevity should be approached
       with caution
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       Ok it’s actually taurine, but that seemed a bit dull.
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