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How weight-loss medication is changing relationships with alcohol When Lisa Rees took her first dose of weight-loss medication in April, she hoped she would end up losing a few kilograms.

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What happened

How weight-loss medication is changing relationships with alcohol When Lisa Rees took her first dose of weight-loss medication in April, she hoped she would end up losing a few kilograms.

Why it matters

What she did not expect, though, was the side effect she has described as the drug's "best benefit": as well as eating less food, she has been drinking much less alcohol.

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Lisa … BBC News flipped this story into Top Stories•15d

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Claim 1: “When Lisa Rees took her first dose of weight-loss medication in April... as well as eating less food, she has been drinking much less alcohol.”
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The search results provided for 'Lisa Rees' returned information about a K-pop star (Lisa from Blackpink) and a person in Alabama, but no information regarding a person named Lisa Rees, weight-loss medication, or alcohol consumption.
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web search NEUTRAL — She rose to prominence as a member of the South Korean girl group Blackpink, which debuted under YG Entertainment in August 2016 and became one of the best-selling girl groups of all time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_(rapper)
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web search NEUTRAL — 106M Followers, 0 Following, 1,230 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from LISA (@lalalalisa_m)
https://www.instagram.com/lalalalisa_m/
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web search NEUTRAL — Find current address, phone number, and email contact information for Lisa Moody's in U.S. cities like Mobile, Birmingham, and Alabaster, and across 19 cities throughout Alabama.
https://www.whitepages.com/name/Lisa-Moody/AL
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Claim 2: “Angel’s Envy Is Releasing One of Its Most Experimental Bourbons Yet”
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Multiple independent sources (Distillery Trail, Bourbon Lens, etc.) confirm that Angel's Envy frequently releases limited-edition bourbons, including Cask Strength and Distillery Series releases.
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web search NEUTRAL — The 2021 Angel’s Envy Cask Strength Bourbon limited-edition is bottled at 120.7 proof (60.35% ABV). This tenth release is packaged in a commemorative and collectible carved hardwood box.
https://www.distillerytrail.com/blog/angels-envy-releasing-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Louisville-based craft distiller Angel’s Envy is releasing its first new product since 2013, a limited-edition bourbon finished in Oloroso Sherry casks, named, what else, Angel’s Envy K…
https://manandgear.com/2019/02/05/angels-envy-bourbon-whiske…
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web search NEUTRAL — The newest addition to Angel’s Envy’s Cellar Collection, this limited-release whiskey (created by Master Distiller Owen Martin) was matured for up to seven years and finished in French oak extra añejo…
https://www.themanual.com/food-and-drink/if-you-like-rye-whi…
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Claim 3: “The distillery’s latest limited release takes on one of whiskey’s most polarizing barrel finishes... amburana.”
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The source 'Bourbon Lens' explicitly confirms that Angel's Envy released a new Distillery Series bourbon finished in Imperial Stout and Amburana barrels.
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web search NEUTRAL — Angel's Envy releases a new Distillery Series bourbon finished in Imperial Stout and Amburana barrels, exclusively at its Louisville distillery Sept.
https://bourbonlens.com/angels-envy-imperial-stout-amburana-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Angel's Envy Finished Rye X Angel's Envy Straight Bourbon Bundle.This limited-edition release from Barrell Craft Spirits is a testament to innovation, blending mastery, and the artful influence of Amb…
https://youbooze.com/products/barrell-bourbon-cask-finish-se…
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web search NEUTRAL — Widow Jane The Vaults 2024: Amburana Wood Cask Finish.The brand’s Port-finished bourbon turned plenty of heads when it launched in 2011. A rum-finished rye followed in 2013. Over a decade later, a new…
https://www.gearpatrol.com/drinks/best-new-bourbon-scotch-si…
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Claim 4: “The South American wood is known for both the intense cinnamon-like flavors it can impart”
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Wikipedia confirms Amburana is a genus native to South America (Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, etc.), and multiple web sources (Whiskipedia, Agave Matchmaker) explicitly state it is known for imparting cinnamon-like flavors to spirits.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Amburana is a genus of legume in the family Fabaceae. It contains three species, which are native to Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, and northwestern Argentina. Amburana acreana (Ducke) A.C.Sm. – Pe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amburana
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Amburana acreana is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru. Its main threat is habitat loss.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amburana_acreana
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Amburana cearensis is a species of timber tree in the family Fabaceae. This plant is native to northern, eastern, and west-central Brazil, northwestern Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. It is threaten…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amburana_cearensis
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