Here'S to a dry january

• Autores: Andy Coghlan
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 2950, 2014, págs. 6-7
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • New Scientist staff have generated the first evidence that giving up alcohol for a month might actually be good for the health, at least in the short term. Many people who drink alcohol choose to give up for short periods, but there is no scientific evidence that this has any health benefits. So they teamed up with Rajiv Jalan at the Institute for Liver and Digestive Health at University College London Medical School (UCLMS) to investigate. The liver plays a role in over 500 processes vital for functions as diverse as digesting food, detoxification and hormone balance. They find that a month of alcohol abstinence made a difference to their livers.