Bone Benefits of Wine for Women

Consuming small amounts of alcohol can increase women's bone health and old age reduce the risk of osteoporosis, so the opinion of scientists from the College of Public Health and Human Sciences at Oregon State University who conducted the study. Bone is living tissue, in which old bone to be replaced in a process called remodeling. Whereas in patients with osteoporosis, the bone is broken more bones than is regenerated. Menopausal women are at particular risk because of any decrease in the hormone estrogen, a hormone essential for bone strength. "This study clearly shows that drinking alcohol has little potential for strong and rapid response of bone metabolism," said lead researcher, Urszula Iwaniec, a professor at Oregon State University. As part of a healthy lifestyle, alcohol can slow bone loss by reducing bone turnover, said Iwaniec. That means it can also reduce the risk of osteoporosis. Iwaniec noted, although alcohol abuse is a serious health problem in the medical and general, the effects of drinking alcohol at a moderate level (average) on health has not been a lot of attention. According to data from the U.S. National Institutes of Health, approximately half of all U.S. women and a quarter of men will suffer a fracture due to osteoporosis. In addition, prescription drugs to prevent or treat osteoporosis is still very expensive and can create side effects that are not menyenangkan.Oleh Therefore, the researchers say, it is important to identify lifestyle factors that can help in protecting the bone. In his study, published online on July 11, 2012., Iwaniec and her team studied 40 postmenopausal women, average age 56 years, who drank enough alcohol in moderation and not using hormone replacement therapy. Moderate drinking is defined as one-half to two drinks a day or 8 to 10 grams of alcohol. Drinking alcohol in a moderate level of participants was conducted for a year before the study began. When the women stopped drinking for two weeks, the researchers found evidence of bone turnover in the blood enhancer, which is a risk factor for fractures due to osteoporosis. However, in less than a day after the women returned to drink alcohol, signs of bone turnover returned to previous levels. Previous studies have found that moderate drinkers have higher bone density than those who do not drink alcohol or heavy drinkers, but what is the reason remains unclear. Researchers suspect that alcohol acts like estrogen in reducing bone turnover. "Most of the women in our study is a wine drinker (wine)," said Iwaniec. Iwaniec revealed similar effects of alcohol consumption would not occur in men. The study also does not prove that moderate alcohol consumption can prevent osteoporosis. These findings indicate only the relationship between the two.

Unique High Protein Fish

Eel fish are not familiar with the tongue of Indonesia. However, in Japan, Europe, and America, eel-shaped fish is a favorite food. In addition to high protein, 70 percent, from the literature obtained information, eel fish contain vitamin A for 4700 IU/100 gram as well as two omega 3 fatty acids, namely docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) 1337 mg/100 g, and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) 742 mg/100 g. In Indonesia, local consumption is still limited. Commonly used as a tonic. Indonesia has a high potential for fish of 18 species of eel in the world, eight species found in Indonesian waters. Three of them are endemic, found only in the waters of Indonesia, which is kind of Anguilla bicolor bicolor, Anguilla celebensis, and Anguilla borneoensis. Price of fish is quite expensive if exported abroad. Behavior and eel fish has a unique life cycle. Lecturer Department of Biology Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences University of March Solo, Great Budiharjo, who has studied these fish for years, said the fish was born in the deep sea, 200-600 meters below sea level. Soon the mother would die of eel is a freshwater fish. While children are still in the form of eel larvae (Leptocephalus), will follow the drift of sea water. We found fresh water in estuaries, the child began to enter the river eel. The process of the deep ocean to find the mouth of the river takes 2-6 months. "Not all rivers enter, a large majority," said Agung, the beginning of April. He was a lot of research on eel fishing Progo, Yogyakarta. Son of eel-shaped flat glass eel metamorphose into a cylindrical shape like an adult eel, but he was still transparent. Glass eel eel will be mature in seven months while continuing to migrate upstream against the river current. Age 20-35 years for this type of eel Anguilla bicolor bicolor and 40 years for this type of Anguilla marmorata. "I count the ear stone or otolith eels to determine age. Such Otolith rings on a tree, "Agung said the eel examined in 2006-2009 for her dissertation. By the time of reproduction, will return to the sea eel, where he was born. From the estuary to the sea, eel takes two months. After giving birth in the deep ocean, the parent eel will die. "For the cultured eel, which we perceive are the larvae. This fish is only out at night when no moonlight because they do not like light, "said Agung. Export markets Usually in the form of exports of eel fillet (thin slices) eel age of seven months of cultivation. One kilogram of fillets are exported to Japan are generally priced at Rp 140,000. The most preferred type of Anguilla bicolor bicolor because it was tasty and the meat is chewy. According to the Court, no matter how many eels are exported to Japan is always absorbed. Citizens is the biggest eater of eel. In Japan and Europe, eel is almost depleted due to overfishing. Supreme estimates, eel fish in the next 10-15 years will be the belle of exports along with an increasingly open world market. (Eki)