From the March 2006 issue of All About Beer:
Healthy Hops
The newest report on the health benefits of beer focuses on hops. Scientists at Oregon State University's Linus Pauling Institute discovered the cancer-related properties of xanthohumol--a flavonoid compound--about 10 years ago. Xanthohumol is one of a number of compounds for cancer chemoprevention studied at OSU. The more highly hopped a beer, the greater the level of xanthohumol. Studies of the compound have been conducted for its benefits related to breast enlargement in women and prevention or treatment of post-menopausal "hot flashes" and osteoporosis, as well as the prevention of cancer.
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"...for its benefits related to breast enlargement in women..."
Finally! An explanation for the condition of those women in the TV beer ads! Wait... those beers don't have hops... nevermind. I guess it will remain a mystery.
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