WELL, DUH: Ale is good, make no bones about it. “A beer a day could keep brittle bones at bay. That’s because beer is rich in silicon, an element that has been linked to bone health. . . . The pair found that lighter-coloured beers made from pale malted barley and hops, such as pale ales, are richest in silicon, while low-alcohol beers contain the least, along with stouts, porters and wheat beers.”