For decades, studies suggested that moderate alcohol intake could protect the heart, reduce diabetes risk or even help you live longer. Newer research tells a different story.
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Reuters (EU) - EU still seeking lower US
tariff for wine and spirits, says trade commissioner
The European Commission will keep pressing for a preferential tariff for
wine and spirits exports to the U.S. that would spare the sector the 15% rate
applied on most items under the EU-U.S. trade deal, the EU's trade commissioner
said on Thursday.
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Vital Strategies (Brazil) - One life per
hour could be saved if Brazilians reduce their alcohol consumption by 20%
If the Brazilian population reduces its alcohol consumption by 20%, 10,400
deaths could be prevented each year. This is equivalent to preventing one death
per hour in the country, according to the study “Estimating the Impact of
Different Scenarios for Reducing Alcohol Consumption in Brazil,” conducted by
researcher Eduardo Nilson of Fiocruz at the request of Vital Strategies and ACT
Promoção da Saúde as part of the RESET Alcohol initiative.
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Vox (USA) - The decline of drinking,
explained in one chart
Today, around 8,200 or so Americans will turn 21. Which means, of course,
they will become eligible to engage in that time-honored habit of adulthood:
drinking alcohol.
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RNZ (New Zealand) - Ministry of Health
forced to release documents showing alcohol lobby influence
Alcohol lobbyists pushed health officials not to raise taxes, curb supply
or cut industry sponsorship of sport - despite those measures being endorsed by
the World Health Organisation as among the most effective ways to reduce
alcohol harm.
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Center for Science in the Public Interest
(USA) - Health advocates call on Trump administration to finalize proposals
for transparency in alcohol labeling
Today, the Center for Science in the Public Interest submitted comments on
two proposed rules on alcohol issued by the Treasury Department’s Alcohol and
Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB): one to require “Alcohol Facts” nutrition
labels and one to require allergen disclosures.
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Times of Malta (Malta) - National Alcohol Policy lacks measures to address
drink-driving: Insurers
The Insurance Association Malta raised its concerns that the new National
Alcohol Policy lacks any robust enforcement measures to address drink-driving.
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Alcohol Action Ireland
(Ireland) - New report shows alcohol costs Ireland €8.5 billion every year
in lost workplace productivity
With US tariffs sending shockwaves through the Irish economy and ahead of
Budget 2026, which Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Jack Chambers
said will be based on decisions that must be “sustainable with global
uncertainty”, Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the national independent advocate
to reduce alcohol harm, has published its latest report on the impact that
alcohol has on the Irish economy and urges the government to implement policies
that will reduce this heavy burden, thereby making the Irish economy more
robust and competitive.
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NordAN (Denmark) - Young
people lead the way: Half take a break from alcohol
51 percent of young people aged 17 to 34 have taken a break from alcohol
within the past year. Among students the figure is even higher.
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NordAN (Denmark) - Almost
every second product in supermarket flyers is unhealthy
Supermarket flyers tempt Danes unnecessarily, and this threatens our
health. Every time we open a weekly supermarket flyer, we are met with a flood
of unhealthy temptations. A new count from the Danish Cancer Society shows that
on average 46 percent of all offers in weekly supermarket flyers are for
products such as soft drinks, sweets, cakes, salty snacks, alcohol, and ready
meals.
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Alcohol Awareness
(Finland) - But everyone else does it…
Getting alcohol is easy for young people, and many receive their first
drinks from adults. Buying alcohol for a minor sends the message that alcohol
should be part of a young person’s life. Alko is running a campaign about the
risks of supplying alcohol and encourages adults to refuse to buy it for
underage youth. At Alko stores, IDs are checked every three seconds.
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