College students may be drinking more alcohol than even they realize
...lash of Coke." White also suggested a new kind of beverage labeling. "When someone picks up a box of cookies ...explore that possibility here in the U.S. Why the beverage industry does not voluntarily place this information on their products is beyond me. My guess is th...Coffee drinking associated with reduced risk of diabetes
... reported, even though coffee is the most consumed beverage in the world, according to background information in the article. Jaakko Tuomilehto, M.D., Ph.D., of the National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland and colleagues conducted a large study aimed at determining whether the suggested inverse rel...Soft drinks not linked to decreased calcium intake
... PhD and Patricia Anderson, MPP, assessed diet and beverage choices of boys and girls in four age groups: two to three year olds, four to eight year olds, nine to 13 year olds, and 14 to 18 year olds. The data used in the study were from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Continuing Survey of Food In...Proven at last - alcohol consumption increases risk of gout
...al alcoholic beverages. Beer is the only alcoholic beverage acknowledged to have a large purine contentThus, the effect of ingested purine in beer on uric acid in blood might be sufficient to augment the hyperuricaemic effect of alcohol itself producing a greater risk of gout than spirits or wine. Whether the...Study confirms alcohol's role in increasing risk of gout
... a 30 percent increase in risk. When the type of beverage consumed was analyzed, it was found that intake of two or more 12-ounce beers daily increased risk 2.5-fold, while consuming two drinks that each contained a shot of liquor increased risk 1.6 times. No increase was seen with consumption of two 4-oun...Annals of Internal Medicine, tip sheet, April 20, 2004
...ound no relationship between the type of alcoholic beverage people drank and colorectal cancer risk, or between the amount of alcohol consumed and the location of the colorectal cancers within the intestine. Chaos in Health Care Could Spur Innovation in General Internal Medicine In response to challenges f...The preference for sweetened foods may decline after exercise
...y, athletes occasionally quote that sweetness of a beverage that they prefer before exercise is too strong during as well as after exercise. These comments seem to support the idea that animals, too, may become sensitive to sweetness or the taste of carbohydrates following exercise. If this notion is true, th...Caffeine consumption associated with increases in blood pressure in adolescents
... a variety of breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, and beverage choices. Of the 15 beverage choices, six contained caffeine. There were also ten chocolate items with small amounts of caffeine...Not all beers are created equal
...ohol consumption in the U.S. comes from three main beverage types," said William C. Kerr, associate scientist ...e of alcohol consumption, though the share of each beverage type varies by state and changes over time. Market share can help better understand aspects of drin...Binge drinking: red wine and alcohol have different effects on platelets
... modest daily consumption of an alcohol-containing beverage perhaps red wine is superior to other beverages because of its high polyphenol count might be beneficial to cardiovascular diseases, however , it appears that drinking large quantities in a short period can have detrimental effects through agitati...Brain regions activated by food craving overlap with areas implicated in drug craving
...ything other than a vanilla nutritional supplement beverage for the one-and-a-half days before the imaging ses...food cravings. Subjects received enough of the beverage to provide sufficient calories and nutrients. A control group was allowed to eat whatever they want...Weizmann Institute receives $8 million grant from Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute
...ent of Southern Wine & Spirits, one of the largest beverage distributors in America. He added, "This grant will be invaluable in helping Weizmann facilitate the collaboration of existing research with treatment protocols." ACWIS' South Florida Region played a pivotal role in securing the FAMRI grant. M...Study provides clues to alcohol's cancer connection
...sm of cancer progression associated with alcoholic beverage consumption."...Drinking without food may set you up for high blood pressure
...articipants having consumed at least one alcoholic beverage during the past 30 days. Current drinkers were divided into categories depending on how often they drank: less than weekly, weekly non-daily; weekend only; or weekly daily. Three blood-pressure readings were taken on each participant by trained pe...Study finds heavy drinking linked to higher stroke risk
...f days per week alcohol was consumed); and type of beverage consumed (beer, red wine, white wine, or spirits). They also looked at the incidence of both subtypes of ischemic stroke thrombotic and embolic. During the course of the study, they confirmed 412 cases of ischemic stroke among the study participants...Herb used to treat diabetes works like modern-day prescription drugs, study suggests
... tolerance tests. These meals, which were given in beverage form, were spaced three to 14 days apart. Each par...appen within the first two hours after eating. The beverage that contained the highest concentration of the herbal extract 1,000 milligrams provided the most ...Malt liquor beers, and the people who drink them, are different
...ot allow for differences in alcohol content within beverage categories, such as malt liquor beers (MLBs), whic...oice, and brand choices during youth can influence beverage choices as adults." For this study, researchers conducted face-to-face interviews with 329 drinkers ...Explosion of child obesity predicted to shorten us life expectancy
...nd soft drinks through contracts with the food and beverage industry that help fund school programs -- even as they cut physical education classes from their curricula to save money. At the same time, children are becoming more sedentary, spending more time watching TV and using computers. Moreover, many......was comparable to approximately 13 years of normal beverage consumption. The study findings revealed there was significant enamel damage associated with all beverages tested. Results, listed from greatest to least damage to dental enamel, include the following: lemonade, energy drinks, sports drinks, fitness ...