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The Science of Drinking. How Alcohol Affects Your Body and Mind.
Amitava Dasgupta
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Description for The Science of Drinking. How Alcohol Affects Your Body and Mind.
Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: VFMD; WBXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 229 x 7. Weight in Grams: 574.
Scientific research has clearly established that drinking in moderation has many health benefits, including maintaining a healthy heart. Yet, many people do not know that drinking red wine protects the heart more than white wine, while beer, margaritas, and hard liquor are less effective in providing such protection. And while alcoholism is a serious problem requiring medical and psychological treatment, for those who are not addicted, drinking alcohol is not necessarily a bad habit. The problem is to distinguish between drinking sensibly and drinking insensibly. Dasgupta clearly outlines what constitutes healthy drinking and its attendant health benefits, offers advice on ... Read more
Scientific research has clearly established that drinking in moderation has many health benefits, including maintaining a healthy heart. Yet, many people do not know that drinking red wine protects the heart more than white wine, while beer, margaritas, and hard liquor are less effective in providing such protection. And while alcoholism is a serious problem requiring medical and psychological treatment, for those who are not addicted, drinking alcohol is not necessarily a bad habit. The problem is to distinguish between drinking sensibly and drinking insensibly. Dasgupta clearly outlines what constitutes healthy drinking and its attendant health benefits, offers advice on ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9781442204096
SKU
V9781442204096
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About Amitava Dasgupta
Amitava Dasgupta, Ph.D, DABCC, FACB, is Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston. He is also the Director of Clinical Chemistry and Toxicology Laboratory of Memorial-Hermann Laboratory Services, the major clinical teaching hospital of the University of Texas. In addition, he is the Medical Director of Memorial-TIRR Hospital laboratory services. He has published ... Read more
Reviews for The Science of Drinking. How Alcohol Affects Your Body and Mind.
This book should be required reading for everyone who drinks alcohol, especially the young. It can literally save lives.
Jeff Cox, Contributing Editor of The Wine News and author of The Organic Cook's Bible In this thoroughly documented tome, toxicologist Dasgupta covers everything you ever wanted to know about alcohol—and more. Alcoholics’ brains get lighter. About half of U.S. ... Read more
Jeff Cox, Contributing Editor of The Wine News and author of The Organic Cook's Bible In this thoroughly documented tome, toxicologist Dasgupta covers everything you ever wanted to know about alcohol—and more. Alcoholics’ brains get lighter. About half of U.S. ... Read more