News tagged with moderate alcohol intake


Even moderate drinking in pregnancy can affect a child's IQ, study shows

Relatively small levels of exposure to alcohol while in the womb can influence a child's IQ, according to a new study led by researchers from the universities of Bristol and Oxford using data from over 4,000 mothers and their ...

Health created Nov 14, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Moderate drinking decreases number of new brain cells

Drinking a couple of glasses of wine each day has generally been considered a good way to promote cardiovascular and brain health. But a new Rutgers University study indicates that there is a fine line between moderate and ...

Health created Oct 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Is moderate alcohol intake associated with risk of atrial fibrillation among patients with CVD?

An analysis of the association of alcohol consumption with the development of atrial fibrillation (AF) among subjects with coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes, or other manifestations of cardiovascular disease (CVD) ...

Cardiology created Oct 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Moderate alcohol consumption may increase risk of atrial fibrillation in people with heart disease

Moderate alcohol consumption increases the risk of atrial fibrillation in older people with heart disease or advanced diabetes, found a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Cardiology created Oct 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Light drinking may relate to increase in risk for certain cancers

The majority of observational studies have shown that alcohol intake, especially heavy drinking, increases a number of upper-aero-digestive tract (UADT) and other cancers, and even moderate drinking is associated with a slight ...

Cancer created Sep 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Moderate drinking may reduce risk of rheumatoid arthritis

Moderate consumption of alcohol is associated with a reduced risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, suggests a study published in the British Medical Journal today.

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Jul 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Alcohol intake in the elderly affects risk of cognitive decline and dementia

Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other types of dementia are most common in the very elderly, and are associated with huge health costs. With a rapidly ageing population throughout the world, factors that affect the risk of cognitive ...

Health created May 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Alcohol and your heart: Friend or foe?

A meta-analysis done by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) into the relationship between alcohol consumption and heart disease provides new insight into the long-held belief that drinking a glass of red wine ...

Health created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Are there differences in mortality among wine consumers and other alcoholic beverages?

Wine consumers, especially in comparison with spirits drinkers, have been shown to have higher levels of education and income, to consume a healthier diet, be more physically active, and have other characteristics that are ...

Health created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Association of quantity of alcohol and frequency of consumption with cancer mortality

A paper from the National Institutes of Health in the United States has evaluated the separate and combined effects of the frequency of alcohol consumption and the average quantity of alcohol drunk per occasion and how that ...

Health created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Role of alcohol intake and smoking on upper aerodigestive cancers

This paper provides an extensive analysis of the proportion of the risk of upper aero-digestive tract (UADT) cancers in the population (the population attributable risk) that may be due to alcohol consumption and/or smoking. ...

Cancer created Sep 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...

Health created Aug 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Healthy lifestyle associated with low risk of sudden cardiac death in women

Adhering to a healthy lifestyle, including not smoking, exercising regularly, having a low body weight and eating a healthy diet, appears to lower the risk of sudden cardiac death in women, according to a study in the July ...

Health created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0