Researchers studied 1,373 men to determine the effect of long-term alcohol intake and type of alcoholic beverage consumed.
June 26, 2013
Long-term light alcohol intake averaging less than half a glass daily lowered the risk of death from heart-related causes and all causes and also increased life expectancy by five years.
A new study finds that just the taste of beer alone -- even without any intoxicating effect from the alcohol -- can be enough to trigger alcohol cravings.
April 19, 2013
The dopamine effect was stronger for men who had a family history of alcoholism.
In other research, scientists explored the effects of noise on the perception of alcoholic beverages’ sweetness. The admittedly small control group (80 participants) at the University of Portsmouth had to rate the alcohol strength, sweetness and bitterness of a selection of drinks while they were exposed to different distractions, such as music, hearing and repeating a news story, both music and news, and silence.