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AskMen.com: The Benefits of Beer - Medical benefits of drinking beer.
Beer and Health - Non-technical information about the effects of beer on health. Available in French, Dutch, German, and English.
Beer is Better than Milk - Nutritional comparison of beer and milk, as well as wine and distilled spirits.
Brewers of Canada: Beer and Health - Annotated article covering some of the issues and benefits related to beer consumption. Links to bibliography.
The Brewers of Europe: The Benefits of Moderate Beer Consumption - Brewers' trade group offers information on beer's effect on heart health and obesity, as well as nutrients found in beer. Includes references. [PDF]
Realbeer.com: Beer And Your Health - A variety of articles on the effects of beer on nutrition and health.
Health 24 - Scientists brew menopausal beer - Czech scientist have created a non-alcoholic beer with 10 times the normal amount of phytoestrogen, intended to help relieve menopausal symptoms and maintain bone density. (June 2, 2006)
NewsChannel 8 - Beer compound could help battle prostrate cancer - Article presents information from a study by Oregon State University researches that a compound found in hops inhibits a specific protein implicated in prostrate cancer. (May 30, 2006)
The Australian - Scientists Prove What Most of us Already Knew: Beer is Good for You - Article summarizes findings presented at a recent European conference on the health benefits of moderate beer consumption. (May 9, 2006)
New York Times - Beer Spas: Yeast of Eden - Article on "beer spas" that have opened in previous ten years in the hills and lowlands of Austria, Germany and the Czech Republic, promising health, wellness and the chance to bathe in your favorite suds. (April 30, 2006)
The University of Western Ontario - Study Shows Beer Has Same Benefits As Red Wine - Press release describing the results of the study, which show a glass of beer or stout has the same antioxidant properties as a glass of red wine. (September 14, 2004)
BBC News: Guinness good for you - official - Research indicates a pint of stout may be as effective as a daily aspirin in preventing coronary blood clots. (November 13, 2003)
The Arizona Republic - Jim Lundstrom describes research that shows beer may surpass wine in positive health effects. (May 24, 2003)