Your Body On Alcohol: How It Affects Your Heart, Liver, Weight And Cancer Risk
Your Body On Alcohol: How It Affects Your Heart, Liver, Weight And Cancer Risk Is any amount of alcohol good for you? Experts share what it does to key parts of your body and aspects of your health. HuffPost By Leigh Weingus January 23, 2023 Some studies say red wine is good for certain health […]
Is There Really No Safe Amount of Drinking? (Additional Coverage)
Is There Really No Safe Amount of Drinking? (Additional Coverage) Source: https://time.com/ JANUARY 19, 2023 The safest amount of alcohol to drink is none, according to new guidance from the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction. That’s a marked change from Canada’s previous national guidance on alcohol consumption, which advised women to have no […]
Glass too full? Why safe drinking guidelines vary between countries
Glass too full? Why safe drinking guidelines vary between countries Source: https://www.theguardian.com/ January 17, 2023 Belgium suggests 21 drinks a week is safe for men, while Australia recommends no more than 10 for anyone. What goes into the decision making? Craft beer in Melbourne, pinot noir in Paris, mojitos in Havana -alcohol is part of […]
Alcohol consumption on the decline for Gen Z, studies suggest
Alcohol consumption on the decline for Gen Z, studies suggest Source: https://globalnews.ca/ January 17, 2023 On a global scale, researchers have seen a trend that’s raising eyebrows. Young people, specifically Generation Z, is drinking far less alcohol than generations past. But as Kabi Moulitharan tells us, the decision to drop the booze attributes to a […]
CA: New LAPD policy lowers off-duty drinking limit
CA: New LAPD policy lowers off-duty drinking limit Los Angeles Times By Libor Jany, Staff Writer January 11, 2023 The Los Angeles Police Department has tightened its policy on off-duty officers drinking alcohol while armed, making it a violation for an officer to have a blood-alcohol level of 0.04% or higher. The civilian Police Commission, […]
WA: Gov. Inslee supports lowering legal blood-alcohol limit for drivers, open to reforming pursuit law
WA: Gov. Inslee supports lowering legal blood-alcohol limit for drivers, open to reforming pursuit law Gov. Jay Inslee is optimistic legislators will support his ‘bold’ $4 billion housing plan. King 5 News Author: Drew Mikkelsen January 11, 2023 OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is open to lowering the state’s threshold for determining when […]
Supermarkets using facial recognition to check booze-buyers’ age? Oh, the flattery
Supermarkets using facial recognition to check booze-buyers’ age? Oh, the flattery Can software correctly estimate your age when you’re buying a bottle of wine? Some famous supermarkets have been trying it out. ZDNet Written by Chris Matyszczyk, Contributing Writer January 8, 2023 Increasingly, you have no choice. You’re wafting through an airport. The only way […]
AI Can Tell If You Are Drunk Using 12-Second Voice Recording
AI Can Tell If You Are Drunk Using 12-Second Voice Recording Technology Networks Original story from La Trobe University January 9, 2023 La Trobe University researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (A.I.) algorithm that could work alongside expensive and potentially biased breath testing devices in pubs and clubs. The technology can instantly determine whether a […]
Alcohol use is widely accepted in the US, but even moderate consumption is associated with many harmful effects
Alcohol use is widely accepted in the US, but even moderate consumption is associated with many harmful effects The Conversation January 6, 2023 This month, millions of Americans are taking part in “Dry January” in an effort to forgo alcohol for a month and cleanse themselves of the excesses of the holiday season. Alcohol is […]
Here’s how alcohol affects your body as you age
Here’s how alcohol affects your body as you age The Atlanta Journal-Constitution By Stephanie Toone, for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution January 4, 2023 There are various factors of daily life that can exacerbate the aging process. One of the most harmful of those can be daily alcohol usage. There are several risks to moderate or heavy […]