Hacker News with Generative AI: Alcohol Consumption

Sober curiosity: Why Gen Zers are reducing their alcohol consumption (medicalxpress.com)
Generation Z is leading a significant shift in drinking habits. In fact, compared to preceding generations, Generation Z may be the soberest generation yet.
Generations, Alcohol Consumption, Lifestyle, Health, Trends
10 points by PaulHoule 46 days ago | 0 comments
Drinking alcohol reduces the body's natural GLP-1 activity by 34% (recursiveadaptation.com)
A new study in Addiction Biology shows that alcohol reduces natural GLP-1 activity in the body. Acute alcohol consumption decreased GLP-1 levels by 34%. "These findings provide compelling evidence that acute alcohol consumption decreases GLP-1, a satiation signal, elucidating alcohol's 'apéritif' effect." A reduction in GLP-1 likely increases hunger and cravings (including for more alcohol).
Alcohol Consumption, Health, GLP-1, Science, Addiction
51 points by comova 98 days ago | 22 comments
What is considered ‘moderate drinking’? (nytimes.com)
That depends on whom you ask, and what country you live in. Here’s what the research suggests and how to think about it.
Health, Alcohol Consumption, Research, Public Health
22 points by lermontov 99 days ago | 71 comments
America's Booziest and Driest Counties (intoxistates.com)
Alcohol Consumption, Geography, Demographics, United States
21 points by anArbitraryOne 261 days ago | 62 comments