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Alcohol's Effects on the Cardiovascular System. Open
Alcohol use has complex effects on cardiovascular (CV) health. The associations between drinking and CV diseases such as hypertension, coronary heart disease, stroke, peripheral arterial disease, and cardiomyopathy have been studied extens…
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The impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on university students’ dietary intake, physical activity, and sedentary behaviour Open
University students are a vulnerable group for poor dietary intake, insufficient physical activity and sedentary behaviour. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on university students’ dieta…
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Alcohol and Immediate Risk of Cardiovascular Events Open
Background— Although considerable research describes the cardiovascular effects of habitual moderate and heavy alcohol consumption, the immediate risks following alcohol intake have not been well characterized. Based on its physiological e…
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Benefits and Risks of Moderate Alcohol Consumption on Cardiovascular Disease: Current Findings and Controversies Open
Alcohol has a hormetic physiological behavior that results in either increased or decreased cardiovascular risk depending on the amount consumed, drinking frequency, pattern of consumption, and the outcomes under study or even the type of …
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Time-Restricted Eating as a Nutrition Strategy for Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes: A Feasibility Study Open
Individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D) require a long-term dietary strategy for blood glucose management and may benefit from time-restricted eating (TRE, where the duration between the first and last energy intake is restricted to 8–10 h/…
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Development of a Definition for the Alcohol Hangover: Consumer Descriptions and Expert Consensus Open
Up to now, there is no adequate definition of the alcohol hangover. The purpose of the current study was to develop a useful definition, and consensus among those who will use it in scientific publications. A survey was conducted among N=1…
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Evidence of the Impact of Diet, Fluid Intake, Caffeine, Alcohol and Tobacco on Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: A Systematic Review Open
Evidence of associations between lower urinary tract symptoms and diet, fluid intake and caffeine, alcohol and tobacco use is sparse and mostly observational. However, there is evidence of associations between increased fluid and caffeine …
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Alcohol�s Effects on Breast Cancer in Women Open
Globally, more than 2 million new cases of breast cancer are reported annually. The United States alone has more than 496,000 new cases every year. The worldwide prevalence is approximately 6.8 million cases. Although many risk factors for…
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Lifetime Alcohol Intake, Binge Drinking Behaviors, and Breast Cancer Risk Open
The prevalence of binge drinking in the United States is rising. While alcohol is a risk factor for breast cancer, less is known about the impact of episodic heavy drinking. In 2003-2009, women aged 35-74 years who were free of breast canc…
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Modifiable lifestyle factors associated with risk of sessile serrated polyps, conventional adenomas and hyperplastic polyps Open
Objective To identify modifiable factors associated with sessile serrated polyps (SSPs) and compare the association of these factors with conventional adenomas (ADs) and hyperplastic polyps (HPs). Design We used data from the Tennessee Col…
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Updating the Definition of the Alcohol Hangover Open
In 2016, the Alcohol Hangover Research Group defined the alcohol hangover as “the combination of mental and physical symptoms experienced the day after a single episode of heavy drinking, starting when blood alcohol concentration (BAC) app…
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FGF21, a liver hormone that inhibits alcohol intake in mice, increases in human circulation after acute alcohol ingestion and sustained binge drinking at Oktoberfest Open
FGF21 (1-181) is markedly increased in circulation by both acute and sub-chronic alcohol intake in humans, and reduces alcohol intake in mice. These observations are consistent with a role for FGF21 as an endocrine inhibitor of alcohol app…
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Self-Care Behaviors and Related Factors in Hypertensive Patients Open
Based on our findings, it is crucial to implement well-designed educational programs to improve hypertension self-care behaviors.
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Early vascular damage from smoking and alcohol in teenage years: the ALSPAC study Open
Smoking exposure even at low levels and intensity of alcohol use were associated individually and together with increased arterial stiffness. Public health strategies need to prevent adoption of these habits in adolescence to preserve or r…
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Alcohol Intake and Blood Pressure Levels: A Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of Nonexperimental Cohort Studies Open
BACKGROUND: Alcohol consumption may increase blood pressure but the details of the relationship are incomplete, particularly for the association at low levels of alcohol consumption, and no meta-analyses are available for nonexperimental c…
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Ketogenic diet reduces alcohol withdrawal symptoms in humans and alcohol intake in rodents Open
A ketogenic diet lowered benzodiazepine use during withdrawal in patients with AUD and blunted alcohol administration in rats.
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Determinants of Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet: Findings from a Cross-Sectional Study in Women from Southern Italy Open
The Mediterranean diet (MD)—the dietary pattern usually consumed by Mediterranean populations—can help promote a favorable health status and better quality of life. Uncovering the main factors associated with the adherence to MD may be use…
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Lifetime and baseline alcohol intakes and risk of pancreatic cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study Open
Recent evidence suggested a weak relationship between alcohol consumption and pancreatic cancer (PC) risk. In our study, the association between lifetime and baseline alcohol intakes and the risk of PC was evaluated, including the type of …
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Relationship between bone mineral density and alcohol intake: A nationwide health survey analysis of postmenopausal women Open
Light alcohol intake (2-3 times per week and 1-2 or 5-6 glasses per occasion) in South Korean postmenopausal women was related to high femoral BMD. Non-drinkers and heavy drinkers had approximately a 1.7-times greater risk for osteoporosis…
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Alcohol Intake as a Risk Factor for Acute Stroke Open
High and moderate intake were associated with increased odds of stroke, whereas low intake was not associated with stroke. However, there were important regional variations, which may relate to differences in population characteristics of …
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Effectiveness of Individual Real-Time Video Counseling on Smoking, Nutrition, Alcohol, Physical Activity, and Obesity Health Risks: Systematic Review Open
Background Real-time video communication technology allows virtual face-to-face interactions between the provider and the user, and can be used to modify risk factors for smoking, nutrition, alcohol consumption, physical activity, and obes…
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The IARC Perspective on Alcohol Reduction or Cessation and Cancer Risk Open
The IARC convened a group of scientists to review the evidence on reduction or cessation of alcohol beverage consumption in relation to alcohol-related cancer incidence or mortality.
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Alcohol withdrawal syndrome: diagnostic and therapeutic methods. Open
Alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) is a medical emergency, rare in the general population, but very common among alcoholic individuals, which can lead to severe complications when unrecognized or late treated. It represents a clinical condi…
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Food and nutrient intake and adherence to dietary recommendations during pregnancy: a Nordic mother–child population-based cohort Open
This study highlights the need for improved nutritional guidance to pregnant women across all educational levels.
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Preclinical voluntary drinking models for alcohol abstinence‐induced affective disturbances in mice Open
Negative reinforcement is widely thought to play an important role in chronic alcohol‐use disorders ( AUDs ), and high comorbidity between AUDs and affective disorders highlights the importance of investigating this relationship. Prominent…
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Dose–Response Characteristics of the Alcohol Biomarker Phosphatidylethanol (PEth)—A Study of Outpatients in Treatment for Reduced Drinking Open
Aim Measurement of whole-blood phosphatidylethanol (PEth) offers high sensitivity and specificity as alcohol biomarker. A remaining issue of importance for the routine application is to better establish the relationship between PEth concen…
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Are Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet, Emotional Eating, Alcohol Intake, and Anxiety Related in University Students in Spain? Open
Research has suggested that university students are at risk from certain unhealthy habits, such as poor diet or alcohol abuse. At the same time, anxiety levels appear to be higher among university students, which may lead to high levels of…
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Caffeine Intake among Undergraduate Students: Sex Differences, Sources, Motivations, and Associations with Smoking Status and Self-Reported Sleep Quality Open
Due to its stimulatory effects, caffeine is one of the most frequently consumed mood and behavior altering drugs. University students report using caffeine-containing products to enhance mood and performance or for a desire of alertness. T…
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Association between alcohol intake, mild cognitive impairment and progression to dementia: a dose–response meta-analysis Open
There was a nonlinear dose-response relation between alcohol intake and risk of PDM. Excessive alcohol intake would elevate the risk of PDM.
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Taste sensitivity of adults and elderly persons Open
Objective: To compare the taste sensitivity of adults and elderly people, considering nutritional status, smoking and alcohol consumption. Method: Forty-six volunteers participated in the research, thirteen of whom were adult employees of …