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Does Alcohol Have Nutritional Value?

Alcoholic beverages have nutritional value with little or no fat carbohydrates (carbs), cholesterol, or sodium (salt). Alcoholic drinks tend to have fewer calories than non-alcoholic drinks.

Counseling by Phone Effective for Problem Drinkers

Telephone or phone counseling with doctors or health professionals is effective for problem drinkers or alcohol abusers.

Women  Can Cut Heart Attack Risk Up to 92% by Doing Five Simple Things

Women can cut heart attack risk by eating a good diet, drinking alcohol in moderation, exercising, keeping the waist trimmer than hips, and not smoking tobacco. Heart attacks are a major killer of women.

Pregnant Women and Advice on Drinking Alcohol

Facts for pregnant women to consider about drinking alcohol (beer, wine, liquor) while pregnant; conflicting advice from Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, British Medical Journal and British Medical Association confuse mothers to be. Many fear Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and choose abstaining from alcoholic beverages.

Drinking Alcohol, Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease

Summarizes research demonstrating that moderate drinking or consumption of alcoholic beverages (beer, wine, or liquor) reduces the risk of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease.

How Alcohol Reduces Risk of Heart Attacks and other Cardiovascular Diseases

Research has suggested another way in which drinking alcohol (beer, wine and distilled spirits) enhances cardiovascular health: it improves the size of both HDL and LDL cholesterol particles in the blood, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology  & Metabolism.  Improved cholesterol particle size has been linked to improved resistance to disease.

Mailing Self-Help Pamphlet to Drinkers Reduces Heavy Drinking and Alcohol Abuse

Mailing a simple self-help information pamphlet brief intervention to interested drinkers can reduce heavy and binge drinking by 10%. This social norms marketing technique reduces drinking abuse problems in the general population.

Kudzu, Hangovers  and  Cancer

Kudzu is being widely marketed as a remedy for hangovers, although there is little evidence that it reduces alcohol consumption and none that it relieves symptoms but there is good evidence that it increases risk of cervical cancer significantly.

Healthy Drinking Science

Healthy Drinking Science presents easy-to-use scientific information about alcohol in relation to specific diseases and conditions as well as articles, commentaries and much more on alcohol and health.

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