by webmaster@woomera.eu | May 6, 2022 | News |
More people reduced than increased their alcohol use since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. Those already drinking at high levels prior to COVID-19 mainly increased their alcohol consumption. This is the outcome of a recent meta-analysis.1 What is...
by webmaster@woomera.eu | Apr 14, 2022 | News |
What is the effect of alcohol consumption on cardiovascular disease? It is particularly difficult to investigate the effect of moderate consumption. A new study1 uses both the common research method and a newer method based on genetic variation. The common research...
by webmaster@woomera.eu | Mar 14, 2022 | News |
Why do people drink more or less alcohol? Does it have anything to do with their mood? A study1 tries to answer these questions by analysing all studies done on this topic. The authors conclude both elevated negative and increased positive mood is associated with...
by webmaster@woomera.eu | Mar 3, 2022 | News |
Moderate alcohol consumption is associated with decreased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and improvement in cardiovascular risk markers. Up to 60 g of alcohol a day can cause changes in lipoprotein subfractions, mainly HDL subfractions, and its related functions...
by webmaster@woomera.eu | Jan 31, 2022 | News |
In comparison with lifetime abstainers, drinking less than one drink a day is associated with a reduced risk of dying due to any cause. But more than two drinks a day is associated with an increased risk of total, cardiovascular and especially cancer mortality. These...
by webmaster@woomera.eu | Dec 3, 2021 | News |
The evidence regarding the effect of alcohol on bladder cancer is still inconclusive. But a new meta-analysis1 tries to shed light on the matter. It finds no effect of alcohol consumption on the risk of bladder cancer in the general population, but it does find an...
