Beyond Hangovers: Smartphone Drinking App lets you Know When it’s time to stop
The Alcohol Tracker, a smartphone drinking app, let’s you know how much alcohol you’ve got in your system and if you’ve had enough.
We tend to think that alcohol problems are associated with binge drinkers or those dependent on it. The truth is that no level of alcohol is risk-free. So, drink smart.
Drinkaware
Doctors in Singapore have developed the perfect drinking app, helping users to keep track of their daily or weekly consumption of alcohol. That’s not all. If you are getting out of control, the app will send you a notification, warning that the limit recommended by health organizations has been reached, Live Science reported.
"It's like having your therapist with you at all times," said George Koob, director of the National Institutes of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism at the National Institutes of Health. …show more content…
According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (http://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/faqs.htm#standDrink), moderate alcohol consumption is defined as having up to 1 drink per day for women and up to 2 drinks per day for men. Now, doctors don’t except everyone to follow such strict rules.
Alcoholic beverages are widely consumed throughout the world, yet the true picture of alcohol consumption is often shrouded in myths and assumptions, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). One thing’s for sure though, the harmful use of alcohol results in approximately 2.5 million deaths each year.
Researchers behind this innovative app said that it could prevent millions of deaths from alcohol use
The Alcohol Tracker, a smartphone drinking app, let’s you know how much alcohol you’ve got in your system and if you’ve had enough.
We tend to think that alcohol problems are associated with binge drinkers or those dependent on it. The truth is that no level of alcohol is risk-free. So, drink smart.
Drinkaware
Doctors in Singapore have developed the perfect drinking app, helping users to keep track of their daily or weekly consumption of alcohol. That’s not all. If you are getting out of control, the app will send you a notification, warning that the limit recommended by health organizations has been reached, Live Science reported.
"It's like having your therapist with you at all times," said George Koob, director of the National Institutes of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism at the National Institutes of Health. …show more content…
According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (http://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/faqs.htm#standDrink), moderate alcohol consumption is defined as having up to 1 drink per day for women and up to 2 drinks per day for men. Now, doctors don’t except everyone to follow such strict rules.
Alcoholic beverages are widely consumed throughout the world, yet the true picture of alcohol consumption is often shrouded in myths and assumptions, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). One thing’s for sure though, the harmful use of alcohol results in approximately 2.5 million deaths each year.
Researchers behind this innovative app said that it could prevent millions of deaths from alcohol use