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Beer and health: Preventive effects of beer components on lifestyle-related diseases. Keiji Kondo. 2008; BioFactors – Wiley InterScience

admin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:38:03 +0000

ABSTRACTIt has been demonstrated that the light-to-moderate consumption of alcoholic beverages is associated with significant reductions in all-cause and particularly cardiovascular mortality. While the inverse association between red-wine consumption and cardiovascular risk is globally recognized as the French paradox, many epidemiological studies have concluded that beer and red wine are equally beneficial. Moderate alcohol intake improves lipoprotein metabolism and lowers cardiovascular mortality risk. The question now is whether additional health benefits associated with the non-alcohol components in beer may be expected. This article summarizes the results of the latest studies on the health benefits of beer while referring to our recent results, which demonstrate the preventive effects of beer and its components on lifestyle-related diseases. A series of studies using animal models have shown that beer may prevent carcinogenesis and osteoporosis; beer provides plasma with significant protection from oxidative stress; and isohumulones, the bitter substances derived from hops, may prevent and improve obesity and type-2 diabetes, improve lipid metabolism, and suppress atherosclerosis. Further studies are needed to clarify the components in addition to isohumulones that are responsible for these beneficial effects of beer, and the underlying mechanisms must be addressed.

via Beer and health: Preventive effects of beer components on lifestyle-related diseases. Keiji Kondo. 2008; BioFactors – Wiley InterScience.

Need for Food Education an Eye opening look

admin — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 21:12:38 +0000

Jamie Oliver’s: Teach every child about food.

Real interesting at 11:30min mark. Kid aren’t being taught food education in school or at home. One can’t tell difference between tomatoes and potatoes.

Open Source Beer Recipes

admin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:37:34 +0000

Interesting resource for beer recipes.

FREE BEER » Recipe.

Foodista.com – The Cooking Encyclopedia Everyone Can Edit

admin — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:57:25 +0000

Foodista.com – The Cooking Encyclopedia Everyone Can Edit.

Wiki + recipes = Foodista. com this is cool.

Snow, Chilli & Beer

admin — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:25:31 +0000

This weekend marks my second year in Colorado. It’s snowing outside. So I decided to cook some Chilli.
Just me Yogi and the Reverend. Avery’s Reverend quadruple ale.

A few years back I took a course from the Viking cooking school called “How to cook without a book”. Figured it was a chance to try it out.

I bought enough to eat on for the week. Recipe below.

Mark’s Snowy Day Chilli

Prep Time: 30mins
Cook Time: 2hrs

Ingredients:

1.5lbs Hamburger
1.5lbs Pork Shoulder

1. Tablespoon Olive Oil
3 Clove Garlic
5 Vine Ripe Tomatoes
1 Onion
4 Carrots
6 Celery Stalks
3 Serrano Peppers

2 15 oz Cans Organic Tomato Sauce
1 Large Can of Organic Chopped Tomatoes
2 15 oz Cans of Oganic Chilli Beans

1 Bottle Honey BBQ Sauce
1 Package Organic Chilli Seasoning mix

Directions:

Open Beer and pour in glass. Have a a few sips while cooking.

Mince the Garlic

Chop the Onion

Chop the Celery

Chop the Carrots

Chop the Tomatoes

Chop the Peppers

Cube the Pork.

I a 2 quart sauce pan, fill about 1/3 with water and bring to a boil. Once it’s boiling add the cubed pork shoulder and bbq sauce.
Let boil on medium heat for 1 hour.

In a large pot add Garlic and Tablespoon Olive Oil over medium high heat. Sauté until brown.

Add the onion. Sauté until brown. (I also added some of the pork cause it wouldn’t fit in the other pan.)

Add the Ground Beef, Celery and Carrots. Stir occasionally and let brown.

Add tomatoes and peppers. Continue to Stir occasionally.

Open Chilli bean cans and drain excess liquid before adding the beans to the pot.

Add the cans of Chopped Tomatoes, Spice mix and Tomato Sauce to the pot.

Turn heat to medium on both pots and let boil for about 30mins stir occasionally.

Check the pork is tender.

Spoon the pork into the main pot. With some of the sauce from the pork but not all, about a cup.

Slow boil on medium low heat for 30mins.

Serve: