How Alcohol Affects Your Health As You Age

How Alcohol Affects Your Health As You Age

“Drink in moderation” is advice we hear often, but as most people can attest to after a booze-filled holiday season, it isn’t easy to stick to. When we can stick to moderate drinking, however, we usually feel pretty good about ourselves. According to the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, moderate drinking is defined as no … Read more

Rise in younger Brits favouring low-alcohol drinks, study reveals

Rise in younger Brits favouring low-alcohol drinks, study reveals

Sales of soft drinks and low-alcohol pints and wines are being boosted by a huge rise in the number of sober young adults who are drinking either less or no alcohol at all. Nearly half (44 per cent) of 18–24-year-olds were regular drinkers of alcohol alternatives in 2023, compared to 31 per cent in 2022.And … Read more

US Regulators Want Cars to Include Drunk-Driver Detection Technology

US Regulators Want Cars to Include Drunk-Driver Detection Technology

In a document accompanying Tuesday’s announcement, regulators laid out several open questions around anti-drunk-driving technology that made clear the NHTSA’s plans are at an early stage: What’s the best way to determine whether someone is drunk or drowsy or distracted, and should the car treat those impairments differently? What should a car do if it … Read more