by webmaster@woomera.eu | Dec 6, 2019 | News |
Alcohol consumption can increase the risk of certain cancer types, including cancers of the head and neck. A meta-analysis, published in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, focussed solely on nasopharyngeal cancer and found that alcohol consumption is...
by webmaster@woomera.eu | Dec 3, 2019 | News |
Throughout history, there is a belief that alcohol consumption can reduce the emotional response in a stressful situation. But is that scientifically proven? A recent meta-analysis1, published in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, looked at more than 50 experiments...
by webmaster@woomera.eu | Nov 14, 2019 | News |
Today is World Diabetes Day; the moment to reflect on the evidence on how to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes with our diet. Many studies have looked at the role of diet on developing type 2 diabetes, but a lot of uncertainty remains. A recent umbrella review,...
by webmaster@woomera.eu | Nov 12, 2019 | News |
Colorectal cancer is the fourth most common cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. There seems to be a J-shaped relation between alcohol consumption and the development of colorectal cancer: heavy alcohol consumption increases the risk, but moderate alcohol...
by webmaster@woomera.eu | Okt 29, 2019 | News |
Most of the alcohol we consume is broken down by the liver, but around five percent leaves the body via breath, sweat or urine1. The fact that alcohol leaves the body partly through the kidneys raises the question whether this influences the risk of kidney damage. A...
