Beer contains female hormones!

Hum Hoe Khin shares with Zestzfulness this alarming news:

    

Beer contains female hormones!

Yes, that's right, FEMALE hormones!

Last month, Montreal University and scientists released the results of a recent analysis that

revealed the presence of female hormones in beer.

Men should take a concerned look at their beer consumption.

The theory is that beer contains female hormones (hops contain Phytoestrogens) and that by

drinking enough beer, men turn into women. 

To test the theory, 100 men each drank 8 schooners of beer within a one (1) hour period.

Credit: www.guardian.co.uk

              

It was then observed that 100% of the test subjects, yes, 100% of all these men:

1) Argued over nothing.

2) Refused to apologize when obviously wrong.

3) Gained weight.

4) Talked excessively without making sense.

5) Became overly emotional

6) Couldn't drive.

7) Failed to think rationally, and

8) Had to sit down while urinating.

Fact or Fiction?

Beer does contain female hormones!

Professor Stuart Milligan and pals at the Physiology Division, School of Biomedical Sciences, King's College, Strand, London conducted a study on the female flowers of the hop plant using sensitive and specific in vitro bioassays for estrogens via selective solvent extraction and appropriate HPLC separation.

They identified a potent phytoestrogen in hops, 8-prenylnaringenin, which has an activity greater than other established plant estrogens. The estrogenic activity of this compound was reflected in its relative binding affinity to estrogen receptors from rat uteri. The presence of 8-prenylnaringenin in hops may provide an explanation for the accounts of menstrual disturbances in female hop workers.

This phytoestrogen can also be detected in beer

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but the levels are low and should not pose any cause for concern.

Reference:

Milligan SR, Kalita JC, Heyerick A, Rong H, De Cooman L, De Keukeleire D. Identification of a potent phytoestrogen in hops (Humulus lupulus L.) and beer. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1999 Jun;84(6):2249-52.

Yet to recover from the shock of the atrocious banter, click HERE for assurance that Stuart Milligan and pals were not sponsored by Guinness.

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