Half of adults drinking more than a year ago, study finds
3 years, 11 months ago

Half of adults drinking more than a year ago, study finds

The Independent  

More than half of adults are drinking more alcohol compared to the start of England’s first coronavirus lockdown, while about one in three have quit smoking since then, according to new research. Some 53.5 per cent of people said they were drinking more now than March and April last year, while 35.1 per cent said they had stopped smoking in the same time period. Right at the start of England’s first national coronavirus lockdown in March last year, the World Health Organisation warned turning to alcohol was an “unhelpful coping strategy” for the potential stress and isolation the strict social-distancing measures would cause. A study by alcohol education charity Drinkaware found 26 per cent of UK adults increased their alcohol consumption during the first lockdown between March and June – despite pubs being closed for more than three months.

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The good, the bad, and the risky: Experts explain why women shouldn't ‘drink like a man’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The good, the bad, and the risky: Experts explain why women shouldn't ‘drink like a man’

Hindustan Times  

In an exclusive interview with Hindustan Times’ Kumkum Chadha, Dr. Randhir Sud, Chairperson of the Department of Gastroenterology at Medanta Hospital, and Dr. Subhash Gupta, Chairperson of the Centre for Liver at Max Hospital, discussed the truth behind alcohol consumption, debunking several popular myths. India’s per capita alcohol consumption in 2019 was 4.9 liters, a figure expected to rise to …

Cutting back on alcohol? Here’s how to maintain a soberish lifestyle and enjoy alcohol-free socialising
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Cutting back on alcohol? Here’s how to maintain a soberish lifestyle and enjoy alcohol-free socialising

Hindustan Times  

In the ultimate kickoff to Dry January, outgoing US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy announced a link between alcohol consumption and seven types of cancer at the beginning of the year. Current US dietary guidelines suggest women limit themselves to one drink a day and men to two, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that drinking more …

The dueling science behind how alcohol affects your health
2 months ago

The dueling science behind how alcohol affects your health

Live Mint  

It’s a big year for booze, both for the people who drink it and the companies that make it: U.S. officials are set to sift through competing science on drinking to decide how much is too much. One committee of scientists this past week said one drink a day for both men and women raises the risk of death from …

Is 2025 the year that we abandon alcohol for good?
2 months, 1 week ago

Is 2025 the year that we abandon alcohol for good?

Salon  

Like clockwork, every new year kicks off with Dry January, a campaign introduced by the national charity Alcohol Change UK in which people abstain from alcohol for the entire month of January. According to data obtained from the July 1-21 Consumption Habits poll, an astounding 45% of Americans say drinking one or two alcoholic beverages per day is bad for …

How drinking alcohol can affect your health
2 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Experts warn of the perils of 'high-intensity drinking' this party season
3 months, 1 week ago

Experts warn of the perils of 'high-intensity drinking' this party season

Daily Mail  

Experts have identified a form of alcohol abuse more dangerous than binge drinking as Christmas approaches – and it's particularly common among the middle-aged. Experts say the dangerous drinking pattern is more common during the Christmas period and are urging Britons to limit the alcohol they consume in one night as festive parties come around. Experts have identified a form …

Holiday horrors: What is high-intensity drinking, considered more dangerous than binge-drinking?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Holiday horrors: What is high-intensity drinking, considered more dangerous than binge-drinking?

Firstpost  

The holiday season is kicking in and revellers tend to drink more than usual. While binge drinking is defined as having four or five drinks in a two-hour span, high-intensity drinking is defined as the consumption of at least eight or more drinks in a row by anyone. According to a report, published in the National Library of Medicine, high-intensity …

How your hands may reveal clues about your drinking habits
3 months, 3 weeks ago

How your hands may reveal clues about your drinking habits

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy People’s hands may hold a vital clue to their drinking habits, …

Alcohol use increased during the Covid-19 pandemic. A new study shows that it’s still high
4 months ago

Alcohol use increased during the Covid-19 pandemic. A new study shows that it’s still high

CNN  

CNN — A surge of stress-related drinking and alcohol-related deaths brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic in the US has not tapered off the way Dr. Brian Lee, a transplant hepatologist at Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California, had hoped. “I was hopeful that we would see declines in alcohol use, but I’m a practicing liver specialist, and …

Alcohol use increased during the Covid-19 pandemic. A new study shows that it’s still high
4 months ago

Alcohol use increased during the Covid-19 pandemic. A new study shows that it’s still high

CNN  

CNN — A surge of stress-related drinking and alcohol-related deaths brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic in the US has not tapered off the way Dr. Brian Lee, a transplant hepatologist at Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California, had hoped. “I was hopeful that we would see declines in alcohol use, but I’m a practicing liver specialist, and …

One wine or beer per day might actually be GOOD for you and health risks are 'exaggerated', says world-renowned scientist
6 months, 3 weeks ago

One wine or beer per day might actually be GOOD for you and health risks are 'exaggerated', says world-renowned scientist

Daily Mail  

The links between moderate alcohol consumption and an early death are 'exaggerated', according to a world-renowned data scientist. Statistically, the risk of drinking one beer or wine per day on your life expectancy is no higher than driving a car or eating bacon, said Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter, a statistician Cambridge University. In the same year, Canadian health officials released …

Alcohol’s healthy halo dims as study finds drinking may be harmful for older adults, even at low levels
7 months, 1 week 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 …

Nope, "moderate" alcohol consumption isn't good for you: Study
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Nope, "moderate" alcohol consumption isn't good for you: Study

Salon  

In a landmark systematic review of existing medical literature, researchers publishing in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs have found that previous research finding that moderate alcohol consumption had health benefits was badly flawed. These studies focused on older adults in an effort to demonstrate a link between alcohol and longevity, the researchers report, and many such studies …

Alcohol-related deaths soar to an all-time high in wake of Covid - fuelled by 'concerning' uptick in middle-aged women
11 months ago

Alcohol-related deaths soar to an all-time high in wake of Covid - fuelled by 'concerning' uptick in middle-aged women

Daily Mail  

Deaths from alcohol have spiralled to an all-time high in Covid's wake, official data revealed today. Ian Hamilton, associate professor of addiction at the University of York, said: 'These latest figures are extremely worrying because they show there has been yet another dramatic rise in deaths due to alcohol. Last year an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development report revealed …

Disturbing data shows 237% increase in alcohol-related deaths for over-55s in the last 25 years, with COVID stress and higher amounts of disposable income blamed for problem
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Disturbing data shows 237% increase in alcohol-related deaths for over-55s in the last 25 years, with COVID stress and higher amounts of disposable income blamed for problem

Daily Mail  

Aging baby boomers are finding their carefree youth catching up on them as drinking takes its toll on the 'substance abusing generation'. There was a 237 percent increase in alcohol related deaths among over 55s between 1999 and 2020, and stress of the pandemic has made things worse. There was a 237 percent increase in alcohol related deaths among over …

'Wine moms' who drink just ONE glass a day are 45 percent more likely to get heart disease, according to major analysis
11 months, 3 weeks ago

'Wine moms' who drink just ONE glass a day are 45 percent more likely to get heart disease, according to major analysis

Daily Mail  

Drinking is on the rise amongst women, as mommy bloggers show Mid-life women are at risk for heart disease if they're regular drinkers Drinking a large glass of wine every night can raise a woman's risk of deadly heart disease by 45 percent, a new study suggests. Men who have the equivalent of a glass of wine every night have …

America's alcohol epidemic: 500 dying per DAY from booze in latest figures... more than COVID now!
1 year ago

America's alcohol epidemic: 500 dying per DAY from booze in latest figures... more than COVID now!

Daily Mail  

Nearly 500 people died per day from alcohol during the pandemic, according to new official data. The 488 average deaths due to alcohol per day in 2021 marks an increase of 29 percent from before the pandemic. Covid deaths are recent as of first week of February Psychiatrists and addiction experts believe that the stress of the global pandemic, including …

A single night alcohol binge more likely to cause liver disease than a few drinks a week, says study
1 year, 3 months ago

A single night alcohol binge more likely to cause liver disease than a few drinks a week, says study

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy People who binge drink are three times more likely to develop …

Why Britain is turning its back on booze
1 year, 9 months ago

Why Britain is turning its back on booze

The Telegraph  

But while this boomed during the lockdowns, given the lack of other options, the longer-term trend is one of gradual decline. “Over the last 15 years has been consumers drinking a little less alcohol and paying a little more for the pleasure,” says Miles Beale, chief executive of the WSTA. “We have seen a slowing of midweek sessions and we’ve …

Warning that drinking ANY amount of alcohol may raise risk of 60 diseases
1 year, 9 months ago

Warning that drinking ANY amount of alcohol may raise risk of 60 diseases

Daily Mail  

Drinking alcohol can increase your risk of developing 60 diseases, a major study suggests. The NHS advises men and women drink no more than 14 units of alcohol a week, with one unit being half a pint of beer or a small glass of wine. To keep health risks from alcohol to a low level, the NHS advises men and …

Alcohol death toll is growing, US government reports say
2 years, 4 months ago

Alcohol death toll is growing, US government reports say

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The rate of deaths that can be directly attributed to alcohol rose nearly 30% in the U.S. during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new government data. The second report, published earlier this week in JAMA Network Open, looked at a wider range of deaths that could be linked to drinking, such as motor …

1 in 5 deaths of US adults 20 to 49 is from excessive drinking, study shows
2 years, 4 months ago

1 in 5 deaths of US adults 20 to 49 is from excessive drinking, study shows

CNN  

CNN — A beer, glass of wine or cocktail may feel so common place that you don’t even think about pouring another, but a new study suggested it may be important for everyone to be mindful of their alcohol use. An estimated 1 in 5 deaths of people ages 20 to 49 were attributable to excessive alcohol use in the …

Are young people more likely to be addicted to alcohol?
2 years, 8 months ago

Are young people more likely to be addicted to alcohol?

Live Mint  

Young people face higher health risks from alcohol consumption than older adults, according to a global study published in The Lancet journal on Friday. The study also suggests that adults aged 40 and older without underlying health conditions may see some benefits from small alcohol consumption — between one and two standard drinks per day — including a reduced risk …

Young people at higher health risk from alcohol than older adults: Study
2 years, 8 months ago

Young people at higher health risk from alcohol than older adults: Study

Hindustan Times  

Young people face higher health risks from alcohol consumption than older adults, according to a global study published in The Lancet journal on Friday. The study also suggests that adults aged 40 and older without underlying health conditions may see some benefits from small alcohol consumption -- between one and two standard drinks per day -- including a reduced risk …

'People under 40 face higher health risks from alcohol than older adults'
2 years, 8 months ago

'People under 40 face higher health risks from alcohol than older adults'

Firstpost  

A study has found that about 60 per cent of alcohol-related injuries occur among people between the age group of 15-39, including motor vehicle accidents, suicides, and homicides Washington: Young people face higher health risks from alcohol consumption than older adults, according to a global study published in The Lancet journal on Friday. The study also suggests that adults aged …

Alcohol Consumption Poses More Threat to Heart Than Previously Thought: Study
2 years, 10 months ago

Alcohol Consumption Poses More Threat to Heart Than Previously Thought: Study

News 18  

Drinking alcohol is injurious to health, and yet many consider it safe if consumed moderately. Dr Bethany Wong of St. Vincent’s University Hospital in Dublin, Ireland, said that if you do not drink alcohol, don’t start drinking. The study says that it is very difficult to ascertain the safe level of alcohol consumption. The study suggested that the pre-heart failure …

Smoking and drinking rise during COVID pandemic
3 years, 2 months ago

Smoking and drinking rise during COVID pandemic

The Hindu  

As COVID-19 infections continue to rise, with countries facing a fifth wave spurred by the omicron variant, alcohol consumption and smoking are also increasing. A study by researchers in the United Kingdom published in the journal Addiction in August found that, during England's first lockdown, 4.5 million more adults would have been classed as high-risk drinkers compared with before the …

Smoking and drinking rise during pandemic
3 years, 2 months ago

Smoking and drinking rise during pandemic

Hindustan Times  

The coronavirus pandemic has seen an increase in alcohol consumption and smoking in some European countries, and younger people are worst affected. Young people have started to smoke more during the coronavirus pandemic As covid-19 infections continue to rise, with countries facing a fifth wave spurred by the Omicron variant, alcohol consumption and smoking are also increasing. Alcohol consumption contributes …

Fit People Drink More Alcohol Than Those Who Do Not Exercise, Says Study
3 years, 2 months ago

Fit People Drink More Alcohol Than Those Who Do Not Exercise, Says Study

News 18  

According to new research titled Fit and Tipsy on the interplay between fitness, exercise, and drinking, those who work out frequently and are aerobically fit, tend to drink a surprising quantity of alcohol. The new study published in the journal Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise by a group of researchers in Texas suggests that higher fitness levels are …

Mothers with young kids consumed 300% more alcohol during pandemic, study reveals
3 years, 7 months ago

Mothers with young kids consumed 300% more alcohol during pandemic, study reveals

The Independent  

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I tracked all the alcohol I drank for a month. Here's what I learned
3 years, 8 months ago

I tracked all the alcohol I drank for a month. Here's what I learned

ABC  

How many drinks do you have in a week? "We know that from quite low levels of consumption — particularly if it's regular drinking — the risk of common cancers starts to go up," she says. "Alcohol is a top-tier carcinogen … If you were drinking one drink every day, your risk of breast cancer and bowel cancer would go …

UK is only country among 21 nations where alcohol consumption went UP
3 years, 9 months ago

UK is only country among 21 nations where alcohol consumption went UP

Daily Mail  

Alcohol consumption fell in countries across Europe during the Covid pandemic – but not in the UK. Researchers surveyed almost 32,000 people across Europe, including 836 in the UK, between April and July last year. Across 21 European countries, the UK was the only one to see an increase in drinking, a study has found The answers were used to …

Women Now Drink As Much As Men — Not So Much For Pleasure, But To Cope
3 years, 9 months ago

Women Now Drink As Much As Men — Not So Much For Pleasure, But To Cope

NPR  

Women Now Drink As Much As Men — Not So Much For Pleasure, But To Cope Enlarge this image toggle caption Ferguson Menz/Kaiser Health News Ferguson Menz/Kaiser Health News Victoria Cooper thought her drinking habits in college were just like everyone else's. Research shows women suffer health consequences of alcohol — liver disease, heart disease and cancer — more quickly …

Covid lockdown UK: Alcohol-related deaths in England and Wales rose to highest EVER level in 2020
3 years, 10 months ago

Covid lockdown UK: Alcohol-related deaths in England and Wales rose to highest EVER level in 2020

Daily Mail  

Alcohol-related deaths in England and Wales hit a record high in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, official figures show – and the greatest increase was among middle-class women. Most deaths were related to long-term drinking problems and dependency — with alcoholic liver disease making up 80 per cent of cases. Among these people, alcohol deaths in 2020 rose by 22.6 …

Glass of Wine a Day Does Not Keep Heart Diseases Away. Here's Why
4 years, 2 months ago

Glass of Wine a Day Does Not Keep Heart Diseases Away. Here's Why

News 18  

People who regularly drink a modest amount of alcohol are at an increased risk of atrial fibrillation, a condition where the heart beats in an abnormal rhythm. The study published in the European Heart Journal found that compared to drinking no alcohol at all, just one alcoholic drink a day was linked to a 16 per cent increased risk of …

Cheers, Not: Consuming Even One Alcoholic Drink a Day Puts You at Increased Risk of Atrial Fibrillation
4 years, 2 months ago

Cheers, Not: Consuming Even One Alcoholic Drink a Day Puts You at Increased Risk of Atrial Fibrillation

News 18  

People who regularly drink a modest amount of alcohol are at an increased risk of atrial fibrillation, a condition where the heart beats in an abnormal rhythm. The study published in the European Heart Journal found that compared to drinking no alcohol at all, just one alcoholic drink a day was linked to a 16 per cent increased risk of …

Women turned to alcohol ‘more often than men’ in the first lockdown
4 years, 2 months ago

Women turned to alcohol ‘more often than men’ in the first lockdown

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Women turned to alcohol more often than men in the first lockdown …

How To Cut Back On Drinking During The Coronavirus Pandemic : Life Kit : NPR
4 years, 3 months ago

How To Cut Back On Drinking During The Coronavirus Pandemic : Life Kit : NPR

NPR  

Americans Are Drinking More During The Pandemic. Collins says there are a couple of tricks to curb your alcohol consumption — that way, you won't suddenly be on your fourth or fifth drink without even realizing it. Génecé says one of the silver linings of the pandemic is that many of the alcohol support groups such as Alcoholic Anonymous, Smart …

Why the pandemic is inspiring many to give up alcohol
4 years, 5 months ago

Why the pandemic is inspiring many to give up alcohol

Salon  

As states descended into lockdowns, closing bars and restaurants, everyday people stockpiled toilet paper, cleaning supplies—and booze. "At first, I was actually drinking more," Mike Miller founder of Wilderness Times, told Salon. David Bakke, a 48-year-old living in Atlanta, told Salon when the pandemic first hit his alcohol consumption "shot up a bit, basically out of fear." A paper published …

Is the pandemic making us drink more, or less? It's complicated
4 years, 5 months ago

Is the pandemic making us drink more, or less? It's complicated

Salon  

Are people drinking more or less during the pandemic? "The higher baseline distress, and likely greater increases in distress during the pandemic, suggest that women will similarly increase the use of alcohol to cope at higher levels than men; it is certainly a concern." "Heavy alcohol use by women specifically has been somewhat overlooked by the scientific literature, but clearly …

Americans Are Drinking 14% More Often During Pandemic, Study Finds
4 years, 5 months ago

Americans Are Drinking 14% More Often During Pandemic, Study Finds

NPR  

Americans Are Drinking 14% More Often During Pandemic, Study Finds Enlarge this image toggle caption Luca Bruno/AP Luca Bruno/AP Perhaps it's no surprise, but people are drinking more during the pandemic. American adults say they're drinking 14% more often during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report in the journal JAMA Network Open. The study's participants were aged 30 to …

US Women Drank More During Pandemic, But Men Continued to be 'Biggest Drinkers'
4 years, 5 months ago

US Women Drank More During Pandemic, But Men Continued to be 'Biggest Drinkers'

News 18  

Alcohol consumption among women in the United States rose during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new study published Tuesday. Researchers found that women drank about 5.4 days per month compared to their 2019 average of 4.6 days What’s more, women drank heavily on average 0.6 days a month during the pandemic compared to 0.4 before, according to the study …

Almost a QUARTER of Britons drunk at least four times a week during lockdown
4 years, 8 months ago

Almost a QUARTER of Britons drunk at least four times a week during lockdown

Daily Mail  

The number of Britons drinking alcohol at 'problematic' levels has risen dramatically during the coronavirus lockdown, research suggests. The number of Brits binge drinking at least once a week has also risen from 10 per cent to 17 per cent during the coronavirus crisis. The number of Brits binge drinking at least once a week has also risen from 10 …

More Australians shunning alcohol during coronavirus pandemic, research finds
4 years, 9 months ago

More Australians shunning alcohol during coronavirus pandemic, research finds

ABC  

More Australians said they reduced their alcohol consumption during the coronavirus pandemic than increased it, according to research by the Australian National University. "While there was an increase in males who said they had caring responsibilities, that didn't correlate as well with increased consumption," Professor Biddle said. "Increase in psychological distress is highly correlated to people who said their alcohol …

Why women were more likely to drink alcohol than men during the coronavirus lockdown
4 years, 9 months ago

Why women were more likely to drink alcohol than men during the coronavirus lockdown

ABC  

To say that this year has gone a little differently than we might have expected is an understatement. Almost one third of those people said they started drinking three to four more drinks per week and 26.4 per cent said they had upped their intake by more than five drinks per week. "For females, the stress and time pressures and …

WHO would like to remind everyone that drinking alcohol will not protect you from coronavirus
4 years, 11 months ago

WHO would like to remind everyone that drinking alcohol will not protect you from coronavirus

CNN  

CNN — In case it bears repeating, the World Health Organization wants you to know that excessive alcohol consumption will not protect you against Covid-19. Excessive alcohol use can weaken the immune system, so in an attempt to curb drinking during the pandemic, WHO officials are urging governments around the world to enforce measures that limit alcohol consumption and crack …

9 Signs You're Drinking Too Much Alcohol During The Coronavirus Pandemic
4 years, 11 months ago

9 Signs You're Drinking Too Much Alcohol During The Coronavirus Pandemic

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Americans have been panic-buying more than just toilet paper and eggs. “If you don’t have a problem with alcohol, an extra glass of wine here and there isn’t something to be worried about,” said Brian Wind, chief clinical officer at alcohol and drug treatment center JourneyPure. In general, it’s considered …

How drinking alcohol will impact your immunity and leave you at higher risk of catching coronavirus
5 years ago

How drinking alcohol will impact your immunity and leave you at higher risk of catching coronavirus

Daily Mail  

Grocery essentials like toilet paper and long-life food are not the only items being snapped up in panic buying sparked by the coronavirus pandemic, with alcoholic drinks also being snapped up by those fearing a long period of enforced isolation. One study from the University of Maryland and Loyola University found that a single episode of binge drinking significantly weakens …

US drinking more now than just before Prohibition
5 years, 2 months ago

US drinking more now than just before Prohibition

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Americans are drinking more now than when Prohibition was enacted. That’s the picture painted by federal health statistics, which show a rise in per-person consumption and increases in emergency room visits, hospitalizations and deaths tied to drinking. “I think people sort of forgot all the problems,” said William Kerr, senior scientist at the California-based Public Health Institute’s …

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