London Free Press: News Section - Scientists drink in glory

London Free Press: News Section - Scientists drink in glory: "You and I might think that if drinking one beer a day can help you live longer, then drinking five will help you live forever. (This is also why you and I are not scientists.)

In fact, the study showed that drinking two bottles of beer a day is not as healthy as drinking one bottle a day, because it reduces the risk of various aging diseases by only 10 per cent.

And the bad news is that drinking three bottles of beer a day actually causes the blood to become pro-oxidant and increases the risk of such diseases 30 to 40 per cent.

'What really surprised us was the fact that you're getting equivalent effects from both beer and wine,' said Trevithick. 'We had expected that wine would give you a lot more antioxidant activity,' because, he added, red wine contains about 20 times the amount of anti-oxidant agents -- or polyphenols -- as beer."