The report on alcohol calculates a global median of 14% tax on the price of beer and 22.5% on spirits, well below the threshold that the WHO itself considers necessary to discourage consumption.
A recent study by researchers at Trinity College Dublin describes with millisecond precision how that selection occurs, a mechanism anyone recognizes the next time they try to follow a conversation at the bar of a packed pub.
Alcohol suppresses REM sleep in the first half of the night and triggers a rebound in the second, causing vivid dreams, micro-awakenings, and fragmented rest. What the science says.
A draft beer in summer feels like relief. But the body keeps count in a different way. Beer activates a precise physiological mechanism that makes you lose more water than you consume. It’s not a myth, it’s hormones. The culprit…
A June 2026 study detects immunoreactive barley peptides in gluten-free labeled beers that pass the 20 ppm threshold but can activate celiac disease, questioning the adequacy of current testing methods.
In 2013, a 61-year-old man arrived at the emergency room of a Texas hospital with a blood alcohol level of 0.37 g/dL. He claimed he had not been drinking. The medical staff did not believe him, since 0.37 g/dL is equivalent to consuming, in one go, nearly ten standard pints.
Alcoholism is not just a problem of willpower or habit; it is a condition deeply rooted in neurobiology, personal history and unresolved emotional suffering.
The term “hop burps” is commonly used to describe a peculiar phenomenon of rapid and frequent burps experienced after consuming beers with a high hop content.
The idea that beer cleans the kidneys is a myth rooted in many cultures, especially in countries with a brewing tradition.
It is not simply that alcohol lowers testosterone. The effect depends on the dose and involves the endocrine system, liver metabolism and even the gut microbiota.
Does regular beer consumption affect the development of prostate diseases such as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) or prostate cancer? Could there be any positive effect on prostate tissue from moderate beer consumption?
This formula is divided into two phases: before bed and upon waking, with the goal of maximizing recovery and minimizing the negative effects of alcohol.
