KAREN BANASIAK

Hops compounds fight cancer
First, scientists found that polyphenols in wine can help to prevent heart disease. And now compounds in another alcoholic beverage are showing promise in the prevention of many types of cancer.

Researchers at Oregon State University first discovered about 10 years ago the cancer-preventative properties of a flavonoid compound called xanthohumol, which is found in hops, an ingredient of beer. Since that time, researchers from this university and other scientists around …



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