It’s time to revisit the evidence for the health benefits of moderate drinking, and separate fact from wishful thinking. Can we confidently say, ‘Cheers to good health?’
Men and women often drink alcohol differently. This is especially the case for women who juggle both paid work and motherhood.
The wine industry is both highly vulnerable to climate change and a global source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Southbrook Organic Vineyards in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.
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The wine industry has a major sustainability problem. Informed consumer choice can help drive real change.
In November 2023, a bottle of Macallan Scotch whisky fetched the highest price of all time for a bottle of wine or spirits.
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Here’s what’s going on in your body when you drink alcohol just before bedtime. And if you want to drink at the Christmas party, we have some tips on how to protect your sleep.
Whether to be harsher or more lax, drinking can affect parenting.
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Even parents who don’t drink much throughout the year may have a few extra eggnogs at a Christmas party or beers while watching the Super Bowl. And that has implications for how they treat their kids.
Brewers today are delivering nonalcoholic beers that are a far cry from the sweet, watery options of the past.
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Adele is really saying alcohol is have too much of a negative impact on her life, and like many others has decided to do something positive about it by taking a break.
Even drinking in moderation – one or two drinks each day over the week – is risky. Here are some tips for incorporating alcohol-free days into your routine.
Some of our cultural conceptions of wine, including its authenticity, stem from the commercial nature of the product.
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Wine has been a commercial product for 3,000 years. Paradoxically, many of the cultural ideas we have about wine today actually come from its commercial history.
Grogue, the national drink of Cabo Verde, is a spirit distilled from sugar cane.
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The government and some producers are pushing to industrialize the sugar cane-based spirit to boost its popularity around the world, while small farmers fear losing their livelihoods.
Improved efforts are needed to prevent underage drinking and challenge lenient attitudes toward alcohol.
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Ireland recently passed legislation to introduce clearer alcohol labels to warn about the risks of liver disease and fatal cancers from drinking alcohol. Australia should do the same.
Income inequality is the gap between the highest and lowest earners in a given area. It can contribute to people’s risk of poor health, and specifically mental health.
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