Recent headlines saying alcohol drinking “cleans brains” should not persuade humans to drink more. “It is by no means a green light for people to drink more alcohol,” says Dr Claire Walton, research manager at the UK's Alzheimer’s Society, about a study on mice which has triggered … [Read more...] about Alcohol is not a human “brain cleaner”
Alcohol labellers face legal “domino effect”
Jurisdictions trying to introduce health warning labels on alcoholic drinks face a daunting battery of legal challenges intended to discourage them and others, say experts. Hardly any country or province currently provides labels warning people that drinking alcohol increases the risk of a range of … [Read more...] about Alcohol labellers face legal “domino effect”
My Round: Two new non-alcoholic drinks revealed including first Irish dry-hopped craft soda
My Round: Two new non-alcoholic drinks revealed including first Irish dry-hopped craft soda "Two weeks ago I wrote about Dry January and complained about the lack of Irish-made non-alcoholic (NA) beverages. Now just like a Dublin bus, two have come along at once."—Aran Brazil Source: … [Read more...] about My Round: Two new non-alcoholic drinks revealed including first Irish dry-hopped craft soda
Cognition decline again linked to drinking alcohol above low level
Drinking more than a small amount of alcohol can cause cognitive decline in middle and old age a new study has confirmed. The decline increases with the amount of alcohol we drink above a low threshold and rises with age. The UK guidelines suggest no more than 14 units (140ml) of alcohol a … [Read more...] about Cognition decline again linked to drinking alcohol above low level
You don’t have to be poor to be hooked on drugs or alcohol but it helps
“In this climate of punitive neglect, addiction and obesity are dismissed as diseases of choice, which to use that most class-bound of Tory insults, the ‘nanny state’ cannot cure.”—Nick Cohen Source: … [Read more...] about You don’t have to be poor to be hooked on drugs or alcohol but it helps
Labels can empower alcohol drinkers
As responsible adults we should be presented with accurate, eye-catching and timely information about alcohol’s immediate and long-term effects. Anything less is to squander the benefits of decades of scientific research. Whether we are from the left, right or centre politically, we cannot deny we … [Read more...] about Labels can empower alcohol drinkers