BBC -
Euro 2016: Football alcohol adverts seen 'once a minute'
People
who watched Wales' Euro 2016 game against England on television saw
alcohol marketing almost once every minute during play, a study has
found.
ConsumerAffairs
- Why seniors should limit alcohol consumption
In
recent years there has been plenty of research suggesting that there
are health benefits that come with moderate alcohol consumption.
Here's a study suggesting older consumers, in particular, should
avoid it – or at least limit their consumption.
Daily
Mail - Drinking alcohol DOES increase your chance of cancer - and
even moderate drinkers are at greater risk
It is
known that drinking excess alcohol can increase a person's risk of
various cancers. But now, a new study has revealed even moderate
drinkers should be concerned.
Collective
Evolution - DRINKING CALORIES: HOW DRINKING ALCOHOL COMPARES TO
THE FOODS YOU EAT
Drinking
alcohol has become an almost essential rite of passage for youths
entering the free and adult world. Alcohol is a legal, accessible,
and socially acceptable drug, and our culture portrays drinking it as
fun, sexy, and cool. Yet what many alcohol consumers choose not to
recognize (or simply aren’t aware of) are the many harmful effects
it has on our well-being — I’m talking body, mind, and soul.
Irish
Times (Ireland) - One in five admit ‘alcohol-related harms’ in
Galway survey
One
in five people admitted to “alcohol-related harms” due to their
drinking habits in a new survey of alcohol use in Galway city.
AllAfrica.com
- Tanzania: Govt Asked to Establish Effective Alcohol Policy
The
government has been asked to formulate and implement a comprehensive
alcohol policy to curb rising health and social related problems
caused by excessive consumption of liquors so that the nation can
achieve sustainable development goals.
AllAfrica.com
- Botswana: Organisation Raises Awareness On Alcohol Consumption
Some
organisations across the world are on their feet to fight alcohol
consumption among children and the youth.
Medical
Xpress (Norway) - Alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment is more
effective when the family is involved
Between
50,000 and 150,000 children in Norway live with a parent whose
alcohol consumption is in the risk zone. The same might apply to as
many as 100,000 spouses or partners.
New
Zealand Herald (New Zealand) - Frustration over alcohol being sold
to minors
Police
are frustrated at the number of licensed premises in Auckland's
suburbs selling alcohol to minors. In a sting operation over the
weekend, four of the six on-licence premises Auckland police targeted
served alcohol to under-18s.
Foodprocessing
(Sweden) - "Our products can make you ugly, fat, and unhappy"
— alcohol marketing in Sweden
In
Sweden you can only buy alcohol during restricted weekday hours,
until 3 pm on Saturdays and not at all on Sundays or holidays. And
you can only buy it from one state-owned monopoly — Systembolaget.
The
Moscow Times (Russia) - Putin Signs Law Limiting Russia's Beer
Sales
Russian
President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill banning the production and
sale in Russia of beer in plastic bottles larger than 1.5 liters, the
RBC news website reported Friday.
Psychiatry
Advisor - "Drunkorexia" Linked To Both Eating and
Substance Use Disorders
Researchers
from the University of Kansas have found that “drunkorexia,” a
behavior pattern of repeatedly fasting or purging to compensate for
the amount of calories consumed during binge drinking, may be linked
to both eating disorders and substance abuse disorders.
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