The review found that the methodology of many previous studies was flawed and that risk of myriad health problems increased significantly after less than two drinks a day for women and after three for men.
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The review found that the methodology of many previous studies was flawed and that risk of myriad health problems increased significantly after less than two drinks a day for women and after three for men.
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Taking a break from alcohol can reward you with better sleep, more energy, a better mood and better overall health. Here's expert advice on how to go dry successfully.
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I started drinking at 16 and grew up in a family where social drinking was a regular practice. So, it was a challenge when doctors told me I had to give it up, writes national medical reporter Sophie Scott.
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Teenagers -- especially girls -- and young adults who drink alone are more likely to abuse alcohol later in life, even to the point of alcoholism, a new study finds.
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There are many ways to reduce or quit alcohol. What works best for you will depend on your situation.
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People who are aerobically fit and work out a lot tend to imbibe more than their less fit peers.
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As little as one beer or glass of wine can begin shrinking your brain, a new study says, and the damage worsens with every added drink.
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A new study has sought to better understand why we tend to consume more alcohol when we’re in the comfort of our own home.
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You walk in the door after a crappy day at work and the bottle of red on the kitchen bench is calling your name. One or two glasses won't hurt, right? It can.
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About one in three has problems such as high blood pressure and mental ill health, a study suggests.
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Michelle feels in control of her drinking — after all, she only has a few wines each night. But will that change when she sees the silent damage most of us don't know about?
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Population studies are yet to find long-term dehydration in anyone. It seems we drink as much as we need.
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All types of workouts can increase your need to drink water, but you don’t need to overdo it.
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New Year's Eve has passed and it's almost mid-January. If your resolution was to go booze free, your resolve may well be waning. I've got some advice for you, writes Marcus Strom.
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My freedom from this mad merry-go-round only arrived when I understood the three C’s: ‘didn’t cause it, can’t control it, can’t cure it’
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As stress rises, so does our alcohol consumption. Here’s how to change your relationship with drink for good
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You don't need to quit the booze altogether to reap some of the same health benefits. Here's what you can expect to happen when you cut down.
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Sarhys says she drank to excess as "the life of the party" but wasn't broke from her drinking or burning friendships or living a loner lifestyle. She says her denial of her spiralling alcoholism almost cost her her life.
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New draft guidelines recommend limiting alcohol consumption to no more than ten standard drinks per week and no more than four standard drinks on any one day.
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People who drink one to two standard drinks a day are the healthiest overall. But moderate drinking isn’t an isolated behaviour
Some honest thoughts in this article. Especially the ending, which I can relate to. What do you think about drinking in our LEO culture? ~Dave E.
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I’m a pediatrician, and when I see adolescents in my clinic, I ask them if they are drinking alcohol (among other risky activities). Then I counsel them if they answer in the affirmative. I want young people to be safe.
But doctors lack the evidence base — we don’t have enough studies — to know how much of a difference this makes.
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“This study makes clear that on balance there are no health benefits from drinking alcohol, which is usually the case when things sound too good to be true.”
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It’s still unclear what causes hangovers. But they are a sign that you are drinking too much, at any age.
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Link between drinking and cancer clarified by study which indicates alcohol causes cancer by scrambling DNA in cells, eventually leading to mutations
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