Beer contains vitamin B6, which prevents the body build up the chemical homocysteine, believed to be one of factors in heart disease.

Beer has the same nutritional value as grapefruit juice. (Zoology 321 lab manual).
(That's how I justify starting the day with a six-pack). It also gives horses' coats a healthy sheen if ingested but beer shampoos are bogus. (I guess that explains my shiny hair too.

[This message has been edited by gustav (edited 05-03-2000).]