{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60b20104ffcfab00117e6199/6983504dc786a089de2c7afc?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Alcohol - a quiet saboteur?","description":"<p>This episode is about alcohol, an ever popular topic when it comes to health and harm. In this episode I look at its history and some of the ways in which it affects us and our health as well as why we drink alcohol in the first place.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Links:</p><p><br></p><p>Oldest brewery:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-45534133\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-45534133</a></p><p><br></p><p>Distillation:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.britannica.com/video/how-is-liquor-made/-340178\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.britannica.com/video/how-is-liquor-made/-340178</a></p><p><br></p><p>UK alcohol limits:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/alcohol-advice/calculating-alcohol-units/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/alcohol-advice/calculating-alcohol-units/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Hangovers:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/health/curing-hangover\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/health/curing-hangover</a></p><p><br></p><p>Alcohol and mental health:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/explore-mental-health/a-z-topics/alcohol-and-mental-health\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/explore-mental-health/a-z-topics/alcohol-and-mental-health</a></p><p><br></p><p>Sleep:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.sleepfoundation.org/nutrition/alcohol-and-sleep\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.sleepfoundation.org/nutrition/alcohol-and-sleep</a></p><p><br></p><p>Red wine and gut microbes:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/red-wine-benefits-linked-to-better-gut-health-study-finds\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/red-wine-benefits-linked-to-better-gut-health-study-finds</a></p><p><br></p><p>Relaxing without drinking alcohol:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/news/how-to-relax-at-home-without-drinking\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/news/how-to-relax-at-home-without-drinking</a></p><p><br></p><p>Alcohol free drinks:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter/2025/feb/04/best-low-alcohol-non-alcoholic-drinks\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter/2025/feb/04/best-low-alcohol-non-alcoholic-drinks</a></p><p><br></p><p>Alcoholic liver disease:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://britishlivertrust.org.uk/information-and-support/liver-conditions/alcohol-related-liver-disease/#causes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://britishlivertrust.org.uk/information-and-support/liver-conditions/alcohol-related-liver-disease/#causes</a></p><p><br></p><p>Alcohol and cancer risk:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/causes-of-cancer/alcohol-and-cancer/how-does-alcohol-cause-cancer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/causes-of-cancer/alcohol-and-cancer/how-does-alcohol-cause-cancer</a></p><p><br></p><p>Alcohol consumption data:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://ourworldindata.org/alcohol-consumption\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://ourworldindata.org/alcohol-consumption</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Dr Ayan Panja"}