Food & Drink
FinanceDrinking Diet Soda While Pregnant Could Lead To Premature Delivery
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010According to Denmark scientists, pregnant women should stay away from daily diet soda intake, because it could cause premature births. The soda-drinking patterns of almost 60,000 Danish women were followed by researchers for six years. Results suggest a link between diet carbonated and noncarbonated drinks and premature births. In the study, the researchers found that [...]
More Americans Are Drinking Alcohol
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010More adults in the U.S. appear to be drinking alcohol, according to a new study. The trend seems to be consistent across ethnic groups and genders. Between 1992 and 2002, the percentage of men and women who drank alcohol increased, as did the percentage of whites, blacks, and Hispanics. These days it seems everyone has [...]
Hospital visits for underage drinking soar on July 4 weekend
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010Hospital visits are a common enough thing on July 4th, but the number of hospital emergency department visits associated with underage drinking nearly double over the Fourth of July weekend, according to a new U.S. government study. An analysis of 2008 data found that daily, underage drinking-related visits to hospital emergency departments were 87% higher [...]
9 Unexpected Things in Drinking Water
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009They say that our drinking water is safe, but we know that when their lips are moving they are usually lying. I mean look at our food supply. How many recalls do you need to make things safe? Anyway, there are many surprising things in our water supply. Some you might expect, some you might [...]
Beer May Be Good For You
Friday, August 7th, 2009Sure, they talk about red wine being a cardiovascular aid, but most people don’t think of beer as having any health benefits. But there are many years of research that shows that beer and all alcohol may have similar heart benefits. Beer has antioxidants. Ales contain the most. Some studies suggest that beer delivers more [...]
America’s Hard-Drinking Cities
Monday, August 11th, 2008Forbes has compiled a list of America’s hardest drinking cities with Austin, TX winning the honor. 61.5% of Austin’s residents had at least one drink in the last 30 days with 8.8% of men having more than two drinks per day, and 8.8% of women having one drink per day. 20.6% of respondents admitted to [...]
