Alcohol’s health benefits hard to prove, but harms are easy to document
6 years, 6 months ago

Alcohol’s health benefits hard to prove, but harms are easy to document

Salon  

Alcohol is the most widely used drug in the world, including in the United States. About 70 percent of adults in the United States report past-year alcohol consumption, with over 37 million drinkers reporting binge drinking at least once a week. A study to examine the health benefits of moderate alcohol consumption, jointly funded by the National Institutes of Health and the alcohol industry, was recently halted for reasons including possible conflicts of interests. Many in the alcohol research community wondered what the recommendations from this study would be, since there are so many well-established problems with drinking even at moderate levels that likely outweigh any potential benefits. The now canceled study on the benefits of moderate drinking reminds us that it is important to remember all the physical and social consequences of alcohol consumption.

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Is moderate drinking safe? New study reveals the hidden dangers of alcohol consumption
1 week, 4 days ago

Is moderate drinking safe? New study reveals the hidden dangers of alcohol consumption

Hindustan Times  

With the new year comes Dry January and a new surgeon general's advisory on alcohol and cancer risk. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy called for updating the existing surgeon general’s health warning label on alcohol-containing beverages to include the risk of cancer. That idea that moderate drinking has health benefits came from imperfect studies comparing groups of people by how …

How drinking alcohol can affect your health
1 week, 5 days ago

How drinking alcohol can affect your health

Associated Press  

With the new year comes Dry January and a new surgeon general’s advisory on alcohol and cancer risk. That idea that moderate drinking has health benefits came from imperfect studies comparing groups of people by how much they drink. “If you’re studying people who survived into middle age, didn’t quit drinking because of a problem and didn’t become a heavy …

How drinking alcohol can affect your health
1 week, 5 days ago

How drinking alcohol can affect your health

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. That idea that moderate drinking has health benefits came …

Alcohol is not good for us. 5 tips to stay safe(r) if you drink
1 month ago

Alcohol is not good for us. 5 tips to stay safe(r) if you drink

CNN  

Editor’s note: The podcast Chasing Life With Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the medical science behind some of life’s mysteries big and small. The fourth group, which had people who thought they were getting alcohol-free drinks, lacked those social interactions.“They got the alcohol none of that great social stuff happened,” he said. “Twenty-minute mark: Everyone’s sitting around going, ‘When’s this dumb …

Alcohol is not good for us. 5 tips to stay safe(r) if you drink
1 month ago

Alcohol is not good for us. 5 tips to stay safe(r) if you drink

CNN  

Editor’s note: The podcast Chasing Life With Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the medical science behind some of life’s mysteries big and small. The fourth group, which had people who thought they were getting alcohol-free drinks, lacked those social interactions.“They got the alcohol none of that great social stuff happened,” he said. “Twenty-minute mark: Everyone’s sitting around going, ‘When’s this dumb …

Alcohol’s healthy halo dims as study finds drinking may be harmful for older adults, even at low levels
5 months ago

Alcohol’s healthy halo dims as study finds drinking may be harmful for older adults, even at low levels

CNN  

CNN — Americans, and especially those under age 35, are changing their tune on alcohol use, with a growing share endorsing the view that moderate drinking is bad for health — and a new study backs them up. A different Gallup poll published last year found that 62% of adults under 35 said they drink alcohol, down 10 percentage points …

Wait, moderate drinking doesn't have health benefits?
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Wait, moderate drinking doesn't have health benefits?

Associated Press  

Maybe it’s also time to rethink drinking? People who report drinking moderately tend to have higher levels of education, higher incomes and better access to health care, Naimi said. “If you’re studying people who survived into middle age, didn’t quit drinking because of a problem and didn’t become a heavy drinker, that’s a very select group,” Naimi said. Thousands of …

Less alcohol, or none at all, is one path to better health
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Less alcohol, or none at all, is one path to better health

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. People who report drinking moderately tend to have higher …

Drinking in moderation is good for the health: myth or fact? | In Focus podcast
1 year, 5 months ago

Drinking in moderation is good for the health: myth or fact? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

It’s World Hepatitis Day this week, on July 28, and perhaps an apt time to look at conditions associated with the liver. Across the world, people have believed for decades now that a moderate amount of alcohol consumption may be good for you – that it could potentially protect you against heart disease. The analysis, of more than 100 studies …

Is drinking alcohol good for you?
1 year, 6 months ago

Is drinking alcohol good for you?

Live Mint  

Alcohol is the one thing that divides opinion. Now, stirring this heady cocktail is a team from Massachusetts General Hospital in the US, whose new study suggests that low to moderate alcohol consumption might potentially reduce the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events and heart diseases. In addition, the same studies that found that low to moderate alcohol consumption may …

Moderate alcohol consumption may lower stress, reduce heart disease risk, study finds
1 year, 7 months ago

Moderate alcohol consumption may lower stress, reduce heart disease risk, study finds

The Independent  

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Alcohol healthy: The flip-flop on whether it's good for you is easy to understand—if you know who's behind it.
1 year, 8 months ago

Alcohol healthy: The flip-flop on whether it's good for you is easy to understand—if you know who's behind it.

Slate  

In 1991 an academic debate spilled out of ivory towers and into the popular imagination. “Mainstream scientific opinion has flipped,” said Tim Stockwell, a professor at the University of Victoria who was on the expert panel that rewrote Canada’s guidance on alcohol and health. According to Marion Nestle, the NYU professor who has studied industry influence in nutrition science, “It’s …

No, it is not true that alcohol isn’t ‘good’ for us
2 years, 5 months ago

No, it is not true that alcohol isn’t ‘good’ for us

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. What I quarrel with is the …

These are the Health Benefits you can Gain from Beer Consumption
3 years ago

These are the Health Benefits you can Gain from Beer Consumption

News 18  

If you are someone who is totally capable of drowning in beer and also come up with innumerable justifications to family and friends about how beer consumption has certain benefits, then there is some good news for you. The study had a team of food science and nutrition experts in Spain examine studies ranging from those in 2007 to 2020 …

Australian alcohol guidelines: Experts reveal drinking in moderation could harm your health
3 years, 2 months ago

Australian alcohol guidelines: Experts reveal drinking in moderation could harm your health

Daily Mail  

Drinking what most might consider to be a moderate amount of alcohol could be harming your health and mental wellbeing, experts have found. The good news is that as little as four weeks of sobriety can dramatically improve health and mental wellbeing - provided the temporary abstinence leads to a more moderate and mindful approach to drinking in the long …

Alcohol is detrimental to health
5 years, 2 months ago

Alcohol is detrimental to health

Deccan Chronicle  

While most people are aware that alcohol consumption is harmful to health, the truth is that there is a massive increase in the year-on-year consumption of alcohol. “About 20 to 30 per cent of cases for liver transplant have alcohol as the prime reason.” Alcohol also affects most other organs of the body. “It can cause alcoholic pancreatitis, alcoholic neuropathy, …

Giving up alcohol may boost mental well-being: Study
5 years, 6 months ago

Giving up alcohol may boost mental well-being: Study

India Today  

Women who quit alcohol may have an improved health-related quality of life, especially their mental well-being, according to a study unveiled on Monday. The study, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, included 10,386 people from the FAMILY Cohort in Hong Kong who were nondrinkers or moderate drinkers between 2009 and 2013. For women who were moderate drinkers and quit …

Even one drink raises stroke risk, study says
5 years, 9 months ago

Even one drink raises stroke risk, study says

CNN  

CNN — Drinking one or two glasses of alcohol a day may increase the chances of having a stroke, according to a new genetic study published Thursday. Even moderate alcohol consumption increases the chances of having a stroke,” said study co-author Zhengming Chen from the Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford in a press release. “This study uses …

Study challenges health benefits of moderate drinking
5 years, 9 months ago

Study challenges health benefits of moderate drinking

Associated Press  

LONDON — It might just be enough to kill your buzz: A new study challenges the idea that a drink or two a day could actually be good for you. In a study conducted in China, the researchers found that moderate drinking slightly raised the risk of stroke and high blood pressure. Peto said their findings should apply to other …

There is no healthy level of alcohol consumption, here’s why
6 years, 4 months ago

There is no healthy level of alcohol consumption, here’s why

Hindustan Times  

Contrary to claims that one or two glasses of wine a day keep you healthy, a study published in the prestigious journal The Lancet has warned that there is no safe level of drinking alcohol as it is associated with nearly one in 10 deaths among middle-aged people. “The conclusions of the study are clear and unambiguous: alcohol is a …

No Amount Of Alcohol Is Good For Your Health, Global Study Says
6 years, 4 months ago

No Amount Of Alcohol Is Good For Your Health, Global Study Says

NPR  

No Amount Of Alcohol Is Good For Your Health, Global Study Says Enlarge this image toggle caption Peter Forest/Getty Images for Starz Peter Forest/Getty Images for Starz Countless scientific studies have espoused the idea that a glass of red wine a day can be good for the heart, but a new, sweeping global study published in The Lancet on Friday …

Ties between researchers and alcohol producers prompt NIH to shut down study of moderate drinking
6 years, 7 months ago

Ties between researchers and alcohol producers prompt NIH to shut down study of moderate drinking

LA Times  

The National Institutes of Health is shutting down a study intended to assess whether moderate drinking could reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. The committee recommended that the trial be ended for a variety of reasons, including funding “irregularities,” an apparent attempt to unfairly steer the study to a particular researcher, and “concerns about study design.” In its …

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