A sweet tooth may be a 'marker' for the genetic risk for developing alcoholism
...easure the amount of sweet solution that an animal drinks per day and accurately predict how much alcohol it...ive family history of alcoholism will exhibit more drinks and/or problems related to alcohol drinking. Another area that could be explored is conducting the ...Small amounts of alcohol or anesthetics may damage the developing brain
...st prudent advice is to completely avoid alcoholic drinks during pregnancy because, he says, it is not clear how rats, mice and humans compare in sensitivity to alcohol. Olney's research has demonstrated that rat and mouse brains are sensitive to this toxic effect during a development stage known as the br...Specifying alcohol-related brain-damage among heavy social drinkers
...t for most adults, moderate alcohol use up to two drinks per day for men, and one drink per day for women and older people causes few if any problems. ...Vanderbilt doctors find citrus soda interacts with cyclosporine, maybe statins
...effects of Sun Drop, and a growing number of other drinks containing citrus products, on the disruption of excretion and absorption of cyclosporine and certain other prescription drugs. Although there isn't a body of published evidence yet, there is strong evidence to suggest beverages containing bergamotti......ally-occurring sugar commonly used to sweeten soft drinks and other beverages, induces a pattern of hormonal responses that may favor the development of obesity. It is estimated that consumption of fructose has increased by 20-30% over the past three decades, a rate of increase similar to that of obesity...Study: Artificial sweetener may disrupt body's ability to count calories
...g the same period, the consumption of regular soft drinks increased by more than 15 gallons per capita annually. "Increased consumption of artificial sweeteners and of high-calorie beverages is not the sole cause of obesity, but it may be a contributing factor," Swithers said. "It could become more of a fac...Acamprosate: potential medication for treating alcoholism
...minimum of eight days per month; with five or more drinks per occasion at least three times a month for the men, and four or more drinks per occasion at least three times a month for the women. During the six-week study, subjects receiv...Parents are top influence on soft-drink consumption among kids
CHICAGO - Flavored, carbonated drinks have been around for about two hundred years. And ...ges 8 to 13 years old on how often they drank soft drinks and the factors that influence soft drink consumption. Among other findings, researchers found: P...Infant rats eagerly accept high concentrations of alcohol upon first exposure
...oncentrations will be reached after about 12 to 15 drinks such as bottles of beer, glasses of wine, or shots consumed within a very short time, such as no more than one hour. This brings up an extremely important question: 'why is alcohol so attractive early in life?' The fact that infant rats willingly...Genes can influence both alcohol consumption and dependence
... "Alcohol consumption is about how much a person drinks at some particular time, whereas alcohol dependence is more about the effects that alcohol has, or has had, on a person their behaviour, their neurophysiology, and their relationships with other people," explained John B. Whitfield, senior scienti...Highlights of the October 2004 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
...g adolescents coupled with the easy access to soft drinks in school vending machines over the past two decad...r, parents did feel that the health impact of soft drinks was lower down on the list of priorities, below cigarettes, alcohol, drugs or even coffee. "As so...