Introduction Having an identity as a 'drinker' has been linked to increased alcohol-related harm, self-reported consumption and self-reported intention to engage in risky drinking behavior. These effects have been observed when identities have been measured using explicit measures (e.g. via questionnaires) and implicitly (e.g. using Implicit Association Tests [IATs] adapted to measure identity)...

People ask me: Why do you write about food, and eating and drinking? . . . They ask it accusingly, as if I were somehow gross, unfaithful to the honor of my craft. . . . [I]t happens that when I write of hunger, I am really writing about love and the hunger for it . . . and warmth and richness and fine reality of hunger satisfied . . . and it is all one. . . . There is a communion of more than ...

UNLABELLED Moderate regular consumption of alcoholic beverages is believed to protect against atherosclerosis but can also increase homocysteine or dimethylglycine, which are putative risk factors for atherosclerosis. We aimed (1) to investigate the effect of alcohol consumption on vitamins and several metabolites involved in one-carbon metabolism; and (2) to find the most effective way of decr...

Kinmen Benefit Life medicated wine (KBLMW), a medicated wine with unified formulas proclaimed by the Committee on Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy (Department of Health, Executive Yuan, Taiwan), was made of 17 kinds of Chinese medicinal materials soaked in 25% alcohol. KBLMW has been widely used as conventional or complementary medicines for health regimen. In the present study, Wistar rats were a...

In 2007 the UK light wine market was valued at £11.25bn (Key Note, 2007) and it is estimated to rise to approximately £17bn by 2012 making it one of the most significant markets in the world. Ritchie (2007 and 2009) argues that despite the significance of the UK market there is a lack of qualitative research into the UK wine consumer. It has also become apparent that regional similarities and d...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common cardiac arrhythmia that is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease and overall mortality. Excessive alcohol intake is a well-known risk factor for AF, but this correlation is less clear with light and moderate drinking. Besides, low doses of red wine may acutely prolong repolarization and slow cardiac conduction. Resveratrol, a bioactive po...

In the United States, labelling for wine containing at least 7% alcohol by volume is regulated Tax and Trade Bureau, which does not require labels to include ingredient or nutrition labelling, except added sulfites. With European Union moving toward mandatory disclosure of information wine, one may expect level debate in U.S. increase. We conducted an online survey consumers who are 21 years ol...

INTRODUCTION Alcohol drinking is a major contributing factor to death, disease, injury and social problems such as violence or child neglect and abuse, especially in Eastern Europe. OBJECTIVES To preliminary evaluate the prevalence and social and behavioural patterns of alcohol drinking in a pilot group of the Polish-Norwegian Study (PONS study) subjects. MATERIAL AND METHODS Open-ended pro...