AIMS It has been shown that beer consumption is associated with alcohol craving, in contrast to wine or spirits consumption. The present study was undertaken to evaluate whether the daily volume intake of alcoholic beverages is associated with craving in patients undergoing alcohol withdrawal. METHODS A total of 158 male patients were assessed using the obsessive compulsive drinking scale (OC...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the reliability of alcohol consumption measured by five different dietary methods in the Catalan Nutrition Survey (1992-1993). DESIGN The different questionnaires used were: (1) two 7-day food records, (2) five items addressing alcoholic beverages in a 76-item food-frequency questionnaire, (3) a 1-week recall of 13 alcoholic beverages, (4) a 13-item alcoholic beverages f...

India is the 3rd largest liquor market in the world and one of the fastest growing markets in the world, on the back of demographics & economy. The Indian liquor market, which is divided into various categories like IMFL (Indianmade foreign liquor), imported liquor, beer and country-made liquor, is brimming with growth. Challenges like the restrictive policies of states with regard to movement,...

We wanted to evaluate the effect of terfenadine, a selective H1-receptor antagonist, on alcoholic beverage-induced bronchoconstriction. Eight patients with alcohol-induced asthma received terfenadine (60 mg, twice on the test day) or placebo, with the last dosing 2 h before the test in a double-blind, randomized, cross-over manner. On two separate study days, each subject drank the same brand a...

BACKGROUND The incidence of acute pancreatitis has increased sharply in many European countries and the USA in recent years. AIM To establish trends in incidence and mortality for acute pancreatitis in Wales, UK, and to assess how incidence may be linked to factors including social deprivation, seasonal effects and alcohol consumption. METHODS Use of record linked inpatient, mortality and p...

Alcoho1ic beverages are produced from raw materials by fermentation. The predominant types of commercially produced alcoholIc beverages are beer, wine and spirits. The main components of all alcoholic beverages are ethanol and water; beers also contain substantial amounts of carbohydrates. Many compounds that have been identified as common to alI alcoholic beverages are present in different qua...

BACKGROUND AND AIM Dietary and lifestyle characteristics may differ for drinkers of specific alcoholic beverages and nondrinkers which would have important implications for studies of alcohol and disease. Our aim in this study was to describe differences in dietary and lifestyle characteristics associated with alcoholic beverage preference in a population-based sample of healthy study participa...

Abstract The aim of the paper was to determine potential using grape must and unconventional yeasts in beer production process. Samples were fermented non- Saccharomyces ( Dekkera bruxellensis 3429, Wickerhamomyces anomalus MG971261, Kluyveromyces lactis MG971263), cerevisiae Safale US-05 used as a control. Grape pasteurized and, together with wort, volumetrically introduced into fermentation f...

This study aimed to produce and evaluate the physicochemical characteristics of craft beers with addition yellow passion fruit pulp acceptance level these products by sensory analysis. The 2% (w/v) was performed in two stages: A) wort, before primary alcoholic fermentation B) green beer, after maturation stage. pH, titratable acidity, total soluble solids, reducing sugars phenolic compounds wer...

BACKGROUND Athletes' recovery is important in improving their performance. Nutritional strategies can be effective in enhancing recovery rate. Choosing the best food items in appropriate intervals can play effective roles in resynthesis of fuels and recovery of muscle injury. Beverage micro and macronutrient content are helpful in fuel restoration. In this study, we assess the effects of variou...