While it's common knowledge that smoking cigarettes increases cancer risk, somehow alcohol - also known to correlate with higher cancer risk - has escaped the rap.
But increased research on the health risks of alcohol and more governments regulating alcohol labels may help change the public's perception.
A concerning number of Australian women are drinking at dangerous levels despite knowing that it is likely to be causing them harm, warn Flinders University researchers.
"Drunkorexia," a portmanteau of the words "drunk" and "anorexia," refers to a worrisome trend that combines alcohol abuse and disordered eating behaviors.
Many things get better with age: Wine, cheese, wisdom. But unfortunately, the liver is not one of them. As you age and your metabolism decreases, eating like you used to as a teenager or young adult can lead to weight gain.
In a recent study published in Nature Mental Health, researchers investigated the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on young individuals' alcohol usage and difficulties.
Maybe it's also time to rethink drinking?
Moderate drinking was once thought to have benefits for the heart, but better research methods have thrown cold water on that.
Diabetes, air pollution, and alcohol consumption could be the biggest risk factors for dementia, a study has found.
April is Alcohol Awareness Month, an opportunity to update your knowledge about alcohol use disorder (AUD) and the adverse impact of alcohol misuse on health and society.
Men and women with lower income or education levels are more likely to develop medical conditions related to alcohol abuse compared to similar individuals with a higher socioeconomic status. Alexis Edwards of Virginia Commonwealth University, US, and colleagues report these findings in a new study published March 19th in the open access journal PLOS Medicine.
U.S. deaths from causes fully due to excessive alcohol use increased during the past 2 decades.