Experts are particularly alarmed by a concerning uptick of booze-related fatalities among middle-aged women. Pandemic-era curbs also likely fuelled dangerous drinking habits.
I m a medical research journalist and some years ago, I found a paradox: that people who drink moderate amounts of alcohol are less prone to various diseases.
Dry January has it s benefits, from saving money to waving goodbye to hangovers. But sudden sobriety can cause insomnia, according to Dr Leyla Hannbeck warns.
As British experts suggest pubs and bars to stop serving large glasses of wine to help encourage people to drink less, critics of nanny-state polices urge public health officials to ignore airy study.
University of Cambridge researchers carried out their study in 21 licensed premises - mainly pubs - in England. They removed the largest serving of wine glass for four weeks.