What is the link between drinking alcohol and falls requiring hospitalization? We might assume that the more people drink, the more likely they are to fall.
Alcohol Drinking and Falls Requiring Hospitalization
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Effects of Drinking Alcohol on Insulin Resistance
What are the effects of drinking alcohol on insulin resistance (or metabolic syndrome)? Can alcohol consumption improve or reduce insulin resistance?
Drinking with Cardiovascular Disease: Helpful or Harmful?
Is it ok to drink alcohol if you have cardiovascular disease (CVD)? Is this harmful or helpful? What does the medical research say?
Alcohol and Cataracts: Important Health Information
Most people drink alcohol, and as we age, our chances of having cataracts increase. Does drinking alcohol increase your risk of developing cataracts?
Alcohol and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA): Discover How They are Related!
Alcohol and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an important concern. Most people drink alcohol. At the same time, many people have RA. I. Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic or long-lasting disease. It’s inflammatory in nature. (In fact, “arthritis” means joint inflammation.) The immune system attacks the body for reasons doctors don’t understand. In effect, the …
Chronic Kidney Disease and Alcohol Drinking: Evidence Review
Chronic kidney disease and alcohol is an important matter. Millions of people regularly drink alcohol. And many people suffer chronic kidney disease (CKD). CKD afflicts large numbers of people. In fact, it affects about 10% of adults around the world. The percent is higher in the U.S., with 37,000,000 suffering CKD. In addition, doctors diagnose …
Prohibitionist Dogma Has No Place in Government Dietary Guidelines
Government dietary guidelines must be be reasonable and science-based. Imagine you’re at a friend’s party. You finish nursing your first beer and casually reach for a second. Everyone immediately stops and stares. Your friends start whispering to themselves, wondering if they should stage an intervention. Ridiculous and unjustified, right? Wrong! At least according to a …
Alcohol and PAD (Peripheral Arterial Disease): What We Know
Alcohol and PAD. Peripheral arterial disease is caused by plaque (fat and cholesterol) in the arteries that supply the extremities. The plaque narrows the arteries and decrease blood flow. It usually causes leg problems. The most common symptom of PAD is leg pain while walking (claudication). Over 200 million people around the world suffer the …
Alcohol and Gallstones Risk: Moderate Drinking Reduces Risk
Many people are concerned about drinking alcohol and gallstones risk. Gallstones are hard bits from bile (digestive fluid) that can occur in the gallbladder. That’s a small organ just below the liver. However, gallstones can be very painful if they cause blockage of bile by lodging in a duct. Thus, people want to reduce their …
Alcohol and Cognitive Function in Ageing: Can Drinking Alcohol Help?
The relation between drinking alcohol and cognitive function in ageing (or aging) is important. Most people drink and most look forward to mentally active ageing. But is there a connection between the two? I. The Study Researchers wanted to learn the answer. Therefore, they looked at participants drawn from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). …