In a placebo-controlled randomized trial, adults with obesity and alcohol use disorder had a greater drop in heavy drinking days with semaglutide. Semaglutide was also associated with decreases in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adults receiving semaglutide had a greater decrease in heavy drinking days and alcohol consumption at 26 weeks ...

Episodic heavy drinking is associated with an increased risk for liver fibrosis in patients with metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease.

A 26-week, randomized, double-blind trial in Copenhagen enrolled adults 18–70 years with AUD, BMI ≥30 kg/m², ≥6 heavy-drinking days, and AUDIT >15, assigning semaglutide vs placebo 1:1. Compared with ...

WASHINGTON - Many people who drink alcohol draw a mental line between everyday drinking and the occasional "binge" night out, ...

Even mild drinking is toxic to the body, contributing to long-term disease. Yet in many cases you can reverse that damage, experts say.

*New findings from the American Cancer Society suggest that sustained heavy alcohol consumption across adulthood could substantially increase colorectal cancer risk. The research analyzed nearly two ...

For the majority of Americans, the consumption of alcoholic beverages plays some role in their lives, whether it takes the shape of a drink out with friends, a glass of wine at a restaurant or a beer ...

Researchers came to Dr. Chris Knowles’ school in England when he was 18 years old to run an experiment. They wanted to see which novice drinkers responded the most to alcohol and who would later go on ...

Share on Pinterest Heavy drinking has been linked to numerous health problems, including heart and liver disease and various types of cancer. Instants/Getty Images Factors such as a diet high in ...

Heavy drinking is especially risky for the 1 in 3 U.S. adults living with a silent but serious form of chronic liver disease. People who drank a lot of alcohol in single sittings had more evidence of ...