
realbeer.com /July 22, 2003 - Researchers for the Kirin Brewery have discovered that a bittering element in hops curbs the development of fat inside the body....
...mice that were fed with feed containing isohumulones developed twice the amount of enzymes that transform fat compared to the other group. Kirin researchers believe isohumulones help the development of fat-dissolving enzymes.
The discovery was announced during a recent meeting of the Japanese Society of Nutrition and Food Science.