Thinking about giving up drinking for a brief period of time? Here are the mental and physical changes you can expect.

Drinking alcohol impacts everyone a little differently. Musculature, water, genes, tobacco use, and other factors change an individual's risk equation. Here's how alcohol affects a person's body, from ...

May 1, 2025 -- How much alcohol is actually safe – and are there any true health benefits? We speak with David Nutt, MD, author of Drink? The New Science of Alcohol and Your Health, to explore what ...

Please note: While Dry January can help you temporarily reduce your alcohol intake and improve your health, if you need help cutting back on drinking or think you might have an alcohol dependency, ...

It’s not just better sleep — cutting back on alcohol may improve your blood sugar levels, blood pressure, insulin resistance and more.

“Hydration is extremely important,” Dr. Adamian says. Water helps, but drinks containing electrolytes—especially sodium—may ...

Regular alcohol consumption creates a cascade of health problems that often develop silently over years before symptoms become apparent. While many people focus on the immediate effects of drinking, ...

Drinking too much alcohol can increase inflammation and harm your body. Alcohol use disorder is a leading cause of death in the US and Europe. Heavy alcohol use may worsen inflammatory conditions like ...

As we reach a certain age, many of us begin reaching for our pill bottles, as well as a nice glass of red. With more than 10 million people in England now eligible for statins, the cholesterol ...

The U.S. Surgeon General has called for adding cancer warnings to alcohol labels—as scientific evidence mounts that even moderate drinking may be more harmful than we thought. A glass of red wine a ...

This Dry January, the US Surgeon General is warning that the cancer risks of drinking rival smoking and obesity. A lot of ...