Sentences with phrase «than alcohol consumption»

Some research suggests that recent alcohol consumption may have a greater impact on cancer risk than alcohol consumption earlier in life.

Other healthy habits, such as staying slim and exercising regularly, are far more important to overall health than alcohol consumption, Dr. Sun says.

Well over 419,000 Americans die each year from causes attributable to smoking, and tobacco is responsible for more deaths in the United States than alcohol consumption, illicit drug use, violence, automobile crashes and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) combined!

Not exact matches

Because alcohol consumption is more harmful to people than marijuana use, but the two are substitutes, legalizing pot will lead customers to shift to the better of the two choices.

This sort of deep sleep accounts for less than 30 percent of the average person's slumber, but it can be diminished by sleep interruptions as well as alcohol and caffeine consumption.

All I have to do is listen to what your imams preach at the local mosque, of which more than 60 % in the US are islamistic, encouraging corporal punishment for adultery and alcohol consumption, calling all non-muslims in their own country here in the US and elsewhere immoral pigs.

The newly named President's Ad Hoc Group on University Climate and Culture has created work groups that will do no more than address the obvious symptoms of the sexual malaise, such as alcohol consumption, and rehash tired methods to prevent sexual violence.

Together, households in the 4th and 5th quintile account for only 10 % of the total sample, yet consume 40 % of the total volume of alcohol, with an average apparent consumption above the recommended level for low - risk of harm over the lifetime (i.e. no more than 2 standard drinks / day over the lifetime).

comparing the effects of sleep deprivation with those of alcohol consumption, nearly 75 % of participants fared worse on tasks measuring reaction time, vigilance, and the ability to multitask when they were sleep deprived than when they were nearly legally drunk.

Breastfeeding mothers receive conflicting advice about whether alcohol consumption can have an effect on their baby, which often leaves mothers feeling like they have more questions than answers.

And Cuomo says there are now more fatalities and injuries caused by texting and driving than from alcohol consumption before getting behind the wheel.

Yet raising the price of alcohol is more likely to benefit the economy than harm it, by reducing the productivity costs associated with workers» harmful alcohol consumption.

Last week, Mark - Viverito unveiled plans to make six low - level crimes civil rather than criminal offenses: public urination, biking on the sidewalk, public consumption of alcohol, being in a park after dark, failure to obey a park sign and jumping subway turnstiles.

Unless it's «necessary for public safety reasons,» the NYPD will no longer arrest people for certain low - level offenses in Manhattan, including public consumption of alcohol, public urination, littering and riding between subway cars or taking up more than one subway seat — and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. will no longer prosecute those infractions, his office said today.

People with all three symptoms of insomnia were 2.8 times more likely to die from a fatal injury than those with no insomnia symptoms, even after adjusting for potential confounders such as alcohol consumption and daily use of sleep medication.

After adjusting for various factors, including age, demographic factors, health behaviors such as smoking and alcohol consumption, physical activity, medical conditions, and socioeconomic status, the researchers found that black workers in general — and black professionals in particular — were more likely to experience short sleep than whites.

Moderate alcohol consumption is linked to a lower risk of stroke than abstinence, whereas heavy alcohol consumption has been associated with an increased risk of stroke and stroke mortality.

Surprisingly, the study — which examined suicides and the economy over more than four decades — also found an increase in alcohol consumption and divorce helped reduce suicide rates among the over-45s.

However, this risk is much lower than that associated with other factors such as obesity, alcohol consumption and later maternal age.

«Behaviors such as poor diet choices, physical inactivity, excess alcohol consumption and unhealthy body weight could account for more than 20 percent of cancer cases, and could, therefore, be prevented with lifestyle modifications,» Kohler said, adding that when tobacco exposure is considered, these modifiable issues are believed to be factors in two - thirds of U.S. cancer deaths.

The ASCO statement, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, cautions that while the greatest risks are seen with heavy long - term use, even low alcohol consumption (defined as less than one drink per day) or moderate consumption (up to two drinks per day for men, and one drink per day for women because they absorb and metabolize it differently) can increase cancer risk.

Study results published in the article «Associations between high - risk alcohol consumption and sarcopenia among postmenopausal women» show that the prevalence of sarcopenia was found to be nearly four times greater for the high - risk, alcohol - drinking group than the low - risk group.

An analysis of more than 120 studies that examined the effectiveness of medications to treat alcohol use disorders reports that acamprosate and oral naltrexone show the strongest evidence for decreasing alcohol consumption, according to a study in the May 14 issue of JAMA.

However, if it did translate into greater alcohol consumption, we would expect to see people who drink A+ED s drinking more than their peers who don't.»

With increasing alcohol consumption, the mortality risk increases: An alcohol consumption of more than 200 g per week shortens the life expectancy by one to two years, a consumption of over 350 g per week even up to five years.

Alcohol consumption and the risk of type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and dose - response meta - analysis of more than 1.9 million individuals from 38 observational studies

TUESDAY, September 6, 2011 (Health.com)-- Middle - aged women who drink alcohol in moderation have a better chance than nondrinkers of staying healthy as they age, especially if they spread out their consumption over most days of the week, a new study from Harvard researchers suggests.

In technical terms, moderate alcohol consumption is defined as no more than two drinks per day for men and one drink per day for women.

And fewer than half understand that alcohol, inactivity, processed meat, eating lots of red meat and low consumption of fruits and vegetables are linked to cancer risk, the researchers said.

People who drink in moderation «look systematically different than those who... either binge drink or don't drink,» says Dr. Karlamangla, who has researched alcohol consumption and disability but was not involved in the new study.

When the researchers factored in people's alcohol consumption, they found that those who also drank moderately — fewer than 14 drinks a week for men and seven for women — lived seven years longer than the general population, and that those years were mostly disability - free, as well.

While moderate alcohol consumption — usually defined as no more than one drink per day for women and two for men — has been linked to a reduced risk of heart disease, it has also been tied to a number of health problems.

Research on alcohol consumption and health risks is always going to have limitations, says Boolbol, since most studies in this area — including the studies in both of these reviews — are observational, rather than randomized clinical trials.

«If you do some active outdoor exercise or recreational activity and have some leaner days without heavy food and alcohol consumption, you can enjoy a few big meals and maybe a few more drinks than usual,» Warren says.

The best advice for these situations is to avoid excess consumption of alcohol; when you're trying to impress a client, nothing looks worse than slurring over your lunch and tripping over your napkin when you make a less than graceful exit from the table.

One or two glasses of wine can easily turn into 3 - 4 when you're in a good mood, and there's usually nothing wrong with that — except that alcoholic beverages tend to pack a lot more calories than you can imagine, so if you're really serious about losing fat, you really need to limit your alcohol consumption.

When they controlled for factors such as age, body mass index, smoking status, and alcohol consumption, the researchers found that people in the low physical - activity group were 10 % less likely to have had an infection than those in the sedentary group.

If you are drinking more than in moderation, seek the advice of professionals and rehabilitation centers, and consult with your own doctor for tips on cutting down on alcohol consumption.

Alcohol intake is associated with premenstrual anxiety, mood problems, and headache.5 Gold EB., et al. «Diet and lifestyle factors associated with premenstrual symptoms in a racially diverse community sample: Study of Women's... continue Drinking more than three to six alcoholic servings per week increases risk of breast cancer.6 Li C., et al. «Alcohol consumption and risk of postmenopausal breast cancer by subtype: the women's health initiative observational study.»

Both sleeping and eating habits (including previous obesity and alcohol consumption) were associated with obesity for those with a BMI greater than 25.

Although coffee consumption was inversely associated with diabetes, it was also positively associated with a number of behaviors that are considered unhealthy and are associated with an increased risk of death, such as tobacco smoking, 35 consumption of red meat, 36 and heavy alcohol use.37 Tobacco smoking was the strongest confounder in the multivariate analysis, and the inverse association between coffee consumption and mortality tended to be stronger among persons who had never smoked or were former smokers than among those who were current smokers, suggesting that residual confounding by smoking status, if present, attenuated the inverse associations between coffee drinking and mortality in our study.

While conservative alcohol consumption (especially of red wine due to its polyphenol content) has been shown to decrease certain cancer risks, help prevent diabetes risk, and some aspects of heart disease, consumption should consist of no more than 1 drink a day for a woman, and no more than 2 drinks a day for a man.

A study from the University of Miami found that those who had a daily diet soda habit had a 61 percent increased risk of «cardiovascular event,» including heart attack and stroke, than those who drank no soda — even when factors such as smoking, physical activity, alcohol consumption and diet were controlled.

These benefits have been demonstrated in men more than in women (likely due to the estrogen issue mentioned above, studies have shown alcohol consumption tied to breast cancer).

Also, avoid simple sugars and limit your consumption of alcohol to no more than an occasional drink.

«Pacing any type of alcohol consumption is important to retaining control and avoiding getting more inebriated than you can manage,» he said.

This decision was supported by the conclusions of the NIAAA report, which stated: «Although elderly drinkers reach higher blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) with lower levels of consumption than the younger counterparts, their level of impairment at any given BAC level does not differ from that of younger drinkers.»

Oh, there's the brand of nudity that all of sudden Hollywood deems shocking (ie: nonsexual male nakedness intended to be comedic, as if we all don't know what men's bodies look like), there's copious, irresponsible consumption of alcohol and other mind - altering substances, there's even flirtation with the criminal elements of an urban environment possibly more organized for the benefit of criminals than the law - abiding.

Parents are unfamiliar with the legal issues surrounding underage drinking, even though most of them believe teenage alcohol consumption is more of a problem for today's generation than it was when they were growing up, a new survey suggests.

Only that it's a «dry» emirate (in both climate and alcohol consumption) that has invested seriously in culture and heritage rather than buying brand names (Abu Dhabi's yet - to - be-built Louvre and Guggenheim museums) or pursuing art as business (Dubai's commercial galleries and art fair).