Drinking alcohol may lead people to overconsume savoury ultra-processed foods, according to new research from the University of Sydney’s Charles Perkins Centre, with researchers suggesting this may ...

Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences researchers are studying how a father’s drinking may affect ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Omer Awan is a practicing physician who covers public health. For most Americans, alcohol has historically been perceived as ...

Even small amounts of alcohol consumption could put older adults at a higher risk of dementia. That’s according to a recent study led by the University of Oxford in the U.K. — in collaboration with ...

A new finds that heavy drinking among adult Americans increased more than 20 percent during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic and continued for the following two years. Alcohol use increased during ...

Canadian health authorities had previously said that a low risk amount of alcohol was about ten drinks per week. Now a panel of advisors to the government, citing some of this research on alcohol’s ...

Alcohol consumption is a well-established risk factor for several types of cancer. The degree of risk often correlates with the amount of alcohol a person consumes. Research has shown that alcohol ...

A recent review confirms that even small amounts of alcohol can affect health, while excessive drinking can cause significant ...

The conditions within a person’s home, family and community affect their ability to stay healthy. Scientists studying these social determinants of health are trying to understand whether nature or ...

Research suggests drinking alcohol may thin the blood by affecting platelets, which are the parts of blood that initiate coagulation, or clotting. However, alcohol may also increase the risk of blood ...

Alcohol and personal health have been in the news lately amid a U.S. surgeon general advisory that even moderate drinking increases cancer risk. About seven-in-ten Americans ages 21 and older say they ...

In rare and severe cases of alcohol withdrawal, one NHS trust is prescribing alcohol to treat patients. A specialised team at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust prescribes carefully ...