Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: alcoholic beverage http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Frequency of alcohol consumption and cardiovascular risk factors Critique 096: Frequency of alcohol consumption and cardiovascular risk factors: implications for drinking guidelines 20 November 2012 http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-frequency-alcohol-consumption-cardiovascular-factors.html Cardiology Tue, 20 Nov 2012 10:32:15 EST news272629925 US men prefer beer, women love wine US men like to drink beer, though wine is the beverage of choice for women and older adults, a poll showed Friday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-men-beer-women-wine.html Other Fri, 17 Aug 2012 23:40:01 EST news264464623 Alcohol is a social lubricant, study confirms (HealthDay) -- You've seen those commercials with fun-loving people sharing a laugh over a cold brew. Now, a new study lends scientific support to the notion of alcohol as a social icebreaker. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-alcohol-social-lubricant.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 30 Jul 2012 18:17:37 EST news262891052 Smoking cessation aide shows promise as alcoholism treatment A medication commonly used to help people stop smoking may have an unanticipated positive side effect for an entirely different vice: drinking alcohol. A new study by University of Chicago researchers finds that varenicline, sold as Chantix, increases the negative effects of alcohol and therefore could hold promise as a treatment for alcoholism. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-cessation-aide-alcoholism-treatment.html Health Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:00:03 EST news248541211 One drink a day may be related to good overall health in women when older Women who drink 15 grams or less of alcohol a day (the equivalent of one drink of any alcoholic beverage) at midlife may be healthier when older than women who do not drink at all, who consume more than two drinks a day, or who consume four drinks or more at the one time. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-day-good-health-women-older.html Health Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:05:45 EST news234551118 Does moderate alcohol consumption increase body weight? A paper from Spain provides an extensive review of the association between alcohol consumption and body weight. Based on the fact that the energy content in 1 gram of alcohol is 29 kJ or 7.1 kcal, excessive alcohol consumption can lead to weight gain. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-moderate-alcohol-consumption-body-weight.html Health Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:10:54 EST news232708239 The Four Loko effect The popular, formerly caffeinated, fruity alcoholic beverage, Four Loko, has been blamed for the spike in alcohol-related hospitalizations, especially throughout college campuses. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-loko-effect.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 23 May 2011 12:58:10 EST news225374266