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5. Alcohol Disrupts Your Sleep. Yes, it can feel like a nightcap helps you drift off. But alcohol can disrupt your sleep quite a bit. It can trigger insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea, short sleep ...
Find out how age and weight go together, here. Plus, expert tips for losing weight after 50, including diet plans, calorie needs, and low-impact workouts.
A Gallup survey found that between 2021 and 2023, 62% of US adults aged 18 to 34 drank alcohol, down from 72% between 2001 and 2003 — a 10 percentage-point drop over two decades.
The impact of alcohol on weight-gain is contentious: some studies find no effect, [144] others find decreased [145] or increased effect on weight gain. Alcohol use increases the risk of chronic gastritis (stomach inflammation); [3] [146] it is one cause of cirrhosis, hepatitis, and pancreatitis in both its chronic and acute forms.
Alcohol is a potent neurotoxin. [5] The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism has found, "Alcoholism may accelerate normal aging or cause premature aging of the brain." [6] Another report by the same agency found, "Chronic alcohol consumption, as well as chronic glucocorticoid exposure, can result in premature and/or exaggerated ...
Kelly Ripa revealed on "Live with Kelly and Mark" that she gained an unexpected 12 pounds when she stopped drinking. Dr. Kathleen Jordan discusses alcohol's impact on weight.
The relationship between alcohol consumption and body weight is the subject of inconclusive studies. Findings of these studies range from increase in body weight to a small decrease among women who begin consuming alcohol. [1] [2] Some of these studies are conducted with numerous subjects; one involved nearly 8,000 and another 140,000 subjects.
From estrogen to testosterone, thyroid hormones to cortisol, “Certain hormone imbalances can cause weight gain,” according to the Cleveland Clinic. Lordn/istockphoto Action: Check It All Out