For those who love tequila, you do not need to have a love and hate relationship with your favorite drink. In fact, tequila offers some health benefits. A new study suggests that tequila is good for the bones.
Tequila Healthy For Your Bones
According to a new study, the tequila plant contains a particular substance that enhances the body's calcium absorption. This plant is the raw material of the traditional drink in Mexico, popularly known as tequila.
Agave tequilana has a substance that improves the body's ability to absorb calcium, magnesium, and other essential elements to maintaining healthy bones. In fact, it works even for individuals suffering from osteoporosis, Science Daily.
"The consumption of fructans contained in the agave, in collaboration with adequate intestinal micriobiota, promotes the formation of new bone, even with the presence of osteoporosis," said Dr. Mercedez Lopez, project lead.
Study Details
Lopez and his team induced osteoporosis to their male mice subject and administer agave fructans. After eight weeks, they took a femur sample to measure the absorption of minerals and osteocalcin, a protein that marks the production of new bones.
"It was found that mice that consumed this fructans synthesized nearly 50 percent more of such protein, in addition that the diameter of their bones was higher compared with the subjects which were not supplied with derivatives of the agave," Lopez reported.
Lopez added that this is another opportunity to take advantage of the nutrients that were no longer available in the body. However, she notes that one should have a healthy intestinal microbiome because it is essential for bacteria ferment fructans to transform it into fatty acids.
This new study opens doors for a new potential treatment of osteoporosis. Lopez hopes to carry out clinical studies to prove that fructans are a potential adjuvant.
Other Tequila Benefits
Aside from its potential to treat osteoporosis, according to Elite Daily, tequila helps lower blood sugar, aids in losing weight, helps fight cholesterol and diabetic friendly because it has less sugar. Aside from this, tequila is efficient in treating colds and numbing pain.
There's actually no reason not to love tequila. You do not need a chaser to take it, it doesn't make you feel fat as vodka and beer, and most of all, it helps you relax and sleep.
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