[Good news for women who drink beer. Some months ago, a Spanish research on a sample of 1700 women found a higher bone density in regular moderate (up to 35 alcohol units a week) beer drinkers. Researchers opinion is that plant hormones in the beer rather than alcohol are responsible of the effect: this could be an important finding against osteoporosis, but further investigation is needed: experts also warn that consuming more than two alcohol units a day was known to harm bone health. But beer may have other unexpected collateral effects. A recent survey in UK highlighted that English men find women more attractive when they drink beer rather than wine. Moreover, ordering a beer on a first date, may really “turn on” the man. So, no woman should any more think of beer as a masculine drink.] 

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