The old advertising slogan "Guinness is Good for You" may be true after all, according to researchers.
A pint of the black stuff a day may work as well as a low dose aspirin to prevent heart clots that raise the risk of heart attacks.
Drinking lager does not yield the same benefits, experts from University of Wisconsin told a conference in the US.
Guinness was told to stop using the slogan decades ago - and the firm still makes no health claims for the drink.
The Wisconsin team tested the health-giving properties of stout against lager by giving it to dogs who had narrowed arteries similar to those in heart disease.They found that those given the Guinness had reduced clotting activity in their blood, but not those given lager.
full article http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3266819.stm
Benjamin Franklin said it best - "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."
now we can add "healthy" to that quote. :P
I don't need all that to know that Guinness is good for me... A few pints and I'm TOTALLY convinced.
So I have been a "health nut" all these years :o