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Heavy drinkers cut alcohol use by nearly 30% after adopting one new habit, study finds

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Certain people who use cannabis tend to drink less alcohol, a new study found. Researchers from Brown University’s Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies set out to determine whether cannabis use has an effect on alcohol craving and consumption — specifically, whether smoking marijuana can reduce alcohol use in heavy drinkers. The …

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Men with ‘beer bellies’ may face serious heart damage regardless of weight

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! People with “beer bellies” may have an increased risk of heart damage, raising fresh concerns about the health risks tied to extra weight around the midsection. German researchers found that men with fat deposits around the abdomen showed clear signs of early heart damage, even when their overall weight wasn’t especially high. …

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Higher stroke risk linked to consuming certain amount of alcohol, study finds

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new study suggests that pouring a third drink could mean trouble for your brain.  Harvard researchers have found that people who drink three or more alcoholic drinks a day may suffer a stroke more than a decade earlier than people who drink less. The research — which was published this week …

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Popular weight-loss drugs could take the edge off your alcohol buzz, study finds

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Popular drugs credited with shrinking waistlines and controlling blood sugar may also take the edge off alcohol’s buzz, according to a new study. Researchers at Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute analyzed how 20 adults with obesity — half of whom had been taking GLP-1 receptor agonists for at least four weeks …

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Even small amounts of alcohol linked to higher dementia risk in older adults, study shows

< div class=”featured featured-video video-ct” data-v-324c3b57> < div class=”contain” data-v-324c3b57> <!–> Alcohol linked to 7 types of cancer Dr. Nicole Saphier joins ‘America’s Newsroom’ to discuss the surgeon general pushing for cancer warning labels on alcohol and the CDC warning of norovirus cases surging in parts of the U.S. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Even small amounts …

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Your favorite alcoholic beverage could be linked to deadly form of cancer, study finds

The research did have some limitations. “This observational study examined alcohol intake evaluated at a single time point during mid-to-late adulthood and included a limited number of Asian cohorts,” the researchers wrote. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP “Further research is needed to better understand the role of lifetime alcohol consumption — for example, during early adulthood — …

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Weight-loss medications may also benefit common medical problem, study finds

Weight-loss medications known as glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists, which have gained popularity for treating type 2 diabetes and obesity, have been shown to have the surprising secondary benefit of reducing alcohol intake. A team of international researchers from Ireland and Saudi Arabia followed 262 adult patients with obesity who started taking two GLP-1 medications: liraglutide or semaglutide. Among the regular …

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