Guinness good for you - official
The old advertising slogan "Guinness is Good for You" may be true after all, according to researchers.The researchers claim that Guinness helps out with hardening of the arteries - in dogs, at least.
A pint of the black stuff a day may work as well as an aspirin to prevent heart clots that raise the risk of heart attacks.
Drinking lager does not yield the same benefits, experts from Wisconsin University told a conference in the US.
Guinness were told to stop using the slogan decades ago - and the firm still makes no health claims for the drink.