Regular caffeine intake reduces the volume of grey matter in the brain, suggesting coffee intake could impair out information processing ability, a new study shows. Swiss researchers gave volunteers three 150 mg servings of caffeine a day for 10 days – a caffeine intake equating to about four or five small cups of brewed coffee a … Read more
One in four drinkers increased their alcohol consumption during coronavirus lockdown… with young middle-class women most likely to turn to booze to cope, study suggests University College London surveyed 30,000 people during the first lockdown Research suggests that women may be more vulnerable to lockdown anxieties Quarter of all drinkers increased their alcohol intake in … Read more
Mothers-to-be urged to avoid caffeine as study finds there is NO safe level of consumption ‘and even low levels of intake raise the risk of a miscarriage’ The research assessed the results of 48 studies published in the last 20 years But the paper was controversial and experts described the claims as alarmist Guidance suggests … Read more