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Four food groups of a recently turned 26 year old: Grubhub, eating out, pasta, alcohol.
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The finding marks the first time that endorphin release in the nucleus accumbens and orbitofrontal cortex in response to alcohol consumption has been directly observed in humans.
via Science Daily
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Researchers at the University of Adelaide in Australia have discovered a pill that won’t let alcohol consumption effect the brain. What that essentially means is that heavy drinkers can drink as much as they like and still remain sober. The pill is currently being tested on lab rats and results have been impressive. The scientists have found that the mice on the pill didn’t become intoxicated after being injected with alcohol.
via PSFK: http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/drink-all-you-want-stay-sober-with-this-new-pill.html
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International Beer Day started in 2007 when Jesse Avshalomov persuaded his local bar to celebrate8 Social Websites for Brew Lovers (via Mashable)
07.25.11 @ 21:52
The UK’s biggest brewer, Molson Coors, is turning its attention to the ladies with its announcement of a female-targeted beer called Animée. The result of two years product development, the 4% ABV beer is lightly sparkling and finely filtered, with three available variants: clear filtered, crisp rosé and zesty lemon. The brewing company states: Currently 79% of women in the UK never or rarely drink beer, only accepting to drink beer on a small number of occasions. At Molson Coors we have put a lot of time into finding out why women aren’t drinking beer, conducting an insight programme with over 30,000 women, and what would make them change their minds. The result is Animée, which we see as an exciting opportunity to break down the barriers between women and beer. (via Molson Coors Targets Women With New Beer ‘Animée’ - PSFK)
Intelligent people are more likely to develop alcohol-related health problems than their less brainy counterparts, a study has found.
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Drinking Diary - monitor how much you drink, and reduce it
www.drinkingdiary.com provides online facilities for users to calculate how many units they drink, and record this on a daily basis to see if their drinking is within healthy limits. It provides weekly unit averages by week, month, and year periods so that users can if desired bring down the ammount they consume. This information is provided in an easy to use interface
What did the researchers find? Drinkers were more likely to have social contacts who drank similar amounts. Also, nondrinkers were more likely to have friends and relatives who were nondrinkers. Neighbors’ and coworkers’ drinking habits were not as strongly associated with a person’s drinking habits as were the drinking habits of friends and relatives. A person’s drinking behavior also seemed to change over time if the drinking behavior of his or her social contacts changed. What are the implications of the study? If alcohol use spreads in social networks, public health strategies to encourage responsible alcohol use should consider focusing on groups rather than individuals.
The full report is titled “The Spread of Alcohol Consumption Behavior in a Large Social Network.” It is in the 6 April 2010 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine (volume 152, pages 426-433). The authors are J.N. Rosenquist, J. Murabito, J.H. Fowler, and N.A. Christakis.
Brooks PJ, Enoch M-A, Goldman D, Li T-K, Yokoyama A (2009) The Alcohol Flushing Response: An Unrecognized Risk Factor for Esophageal Cancer from Alcohol Consumption. PLoS Med 6(3): e1000050. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000050
via PLoS Medicine
