Should we be reconsidering the one or two glasses of wine we have over dinner? According to a new study, the answer is yes. As it turns out, alcohol is a contributing factor to many health complications, and new research suggests that it may be specifically linked to cancer. Researchers from the American Society of …
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Your Goldfish May Be Producing Alcohol in Its Own Bowl
When goldfish are swimming around in their bowl, have you ever stopped to think about what they may be producing through their gills? As it turns out, these otherwise common fish have an uncanny ability to create something humans never would’ve guessed: alcohol. This is what one group of researchers recently determined in a study …
Americans are Now Drinking Themselves to Death at an Alarming Rate
If you feel like you’ve been hearing more about the devastating effects of alcohol lately, you aren’t imagining it. All of the negative news may not be a coincidence when you consider new research that shows Americans are now consuming alcohol at an alarming rate. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released …
You Might Look Better to Your Date After 1 Drink, But Not After 2
You and your friends might joke about a man or a woman at the bar “looking better” after a couple of drinks but did you know that there is some science behind these claims? A new study published in the journal Alcohol and Alcoholism decided to take a look at how alcohol impacts perception. Forty students at …