While oenophiles pretty much agree that red wine is good for your health, health experts are taking a dimmer view of the health effects of alcohol. All alcohol. Even a little alcohol. The New York Times reports that a statement published Tuesday in the Journal of Clinical Oncology claims that even light […]
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Moderate Drinking Is Good For Old Brains
For some people, such as those in the white middle class, moderate drinking appears to improve cognitive health in old age, meaning 85 and going.  That’s right, 85. A news release from the University of California at San Diego reports that researchers at the school found that among men and […]
Drinking And Weight Gain: Myth Or Reality?
Forget everything your spouse has told you about drinking and gaining weight. The truth, according to researchers at the Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute in Ottawa, Ontario, is that there is no association between light to moderate alcohol intake […]