PrinceGeorgeMatters.com (Canada) - B.C.
researchers say alcohol labels should include calorie counts
A study suggests
the average Canadian drinker receives more than one-tenth of their
daily recommended calories from alcoholic beverages, but you wouldn’t
know it from looking at the label.
The Tri-City News
- Alcohol can claim up to one-quarter of daily caloric needs: UVic
study
A new study
released by the University of Victoria claims that daily drinkers can
consume up to 25 per cent of their daily caloric needs through
alcohol alone.
Dublin City
University (Ireland) - initiatives to reduce alcohol-related harm
among students
Dublin City
University was honoured today for its efforts in reducing
alcohol-related harm and promoting health and wellbeing at the
inaugural REACT awards held at DCU this morning (Wed, August 28th).
BreakingNews.ie
(Ireland) - Irish alcohol consumption 80% above global average,
says Alcohol Action Ireland
Alcohol Action
Ireland (AAI) is calling on the Finance Minister to maintain the
current excise duties on drink in its pre-budget submission today.
Newshub (New
Zealand) - Justice Minister Andrew Little warns alcohol industry a
law review is on the cards
Justice Minister
Andrew Little says he's concerned about the alcohol industry using
its "deep pockets" to "overpower" local
communities - and warns a review of the current law is on the cards.
ERR News
(Finland/Estonia) - July alcohol purchases by Finns up 19 percent
on year
Finns imported a
total of 4.7 million liters of alcoholic beverages from Estonia last
month, 1.4 million liters more than in July 2018, Finland's Yle
reports.
4BC (Australia) -
Alcohol a factor in a quarter of Qld road fatalities
In the early 80s
Queensland was in the grip of a drink driving epidemic with alcohol
found to be a factor in half of all road fatalities.
Serbina Monitor in
English (Serbia) - 50% of elementary school pupils have tried
alcohol, one in three is unhappy
Almost 50% of
elementary school pupils have tried alcohol, and it’s no secret
that high school students drink it almost regularly when they go out.
European research has shown that children drink once or twice a
month.
bnn-news.com
(Latvia) - Petition to raise Latvian legal alcohol age to 21
supported by 10 000
10 000 Latvians
have signed the proposal to increase from 18 to 21 years the age
young people are allowed to buy and drink alcohol, according to the
online civic initiative site ManaBalss.lv.
CTV News (Canada)
- How Canadian universities are trying to stop students from
binge-drinking
Reka Rossignol
remembers feeling a mix of frustration and fear while trying to get
an incoherent friend back to their dorm after a night of drinking
during their first year in university.
Ahval (Turkey) -
Governor in northern Turkey bans “disorderly” drinking in
public areas
The governor of a
northern Turkish province has banned “disturbing” drinking in
public areas including in residential areas, parks and picnic areas.
Philadelphia
Inquirer (USA) - Hard-drinking young adults suffer surge in deadly
liver disease
A little over a
year ago, Eric Dunham had the operation that saved his life: a double
transplant to give him a new liver and a new kidney. Chronic, heavy
drinking had destroyed his own organs.
Science Daily -
Heavy drinking and HIV don't mix, study finds
A new study finds
that heavy alcohol consumption (three drinks or more/day for women
and four drinks or more/day for men) is linked to alterations in
immune function among people with HIV.
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