Alcohol News - 48/2023

The Guardian - Half of pre-mixed alcohol features nutritional claims as industry targets young Australians, study finds
The alcohol industry is targeting health-conscious younger Australians with nutritional claims such as “low calorie”, “low sugar” and “gluten free” appearing on half of pre-mixed alcoholic drinks, according to new research.
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News Medical - Cannabis and alcohol co-use disrupts brain development and impairs memory
The increased legalization of cannabis over the past several years can potentially increase its co-use with alcohol. Concerningly, very few studies have looked at the effects of these two drugs when used in combination.
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Fox News - 7 ways drinking alcohol can impact your gut health: 'Sobering' effects
Heading into the party season, partaking of too many holiday spirits can leave you with an unwelcome hangover — and can also wreak havoc on your gut health.
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News Medical (China) - Study reveals high alcohol consumption in men increases mortality risks in China
In a recent article published in The Lancet, researchers investigate the associations of cause-specific mortality with alcohol intake using data from 512,724 Chinese adults (210,205 men and 302,519 women) registered in the China Kadoorie Biobank cohort.
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HuffPost - I'm Struggling To Get Sober, And Working In Academia Only Makes It Harder
I sit in a public library and stare at a blinking cursor in between sending I-can’t-do-this texts to friends. Shakespeare’s play “All’s Well That Ends Well” sits atop checked-out library books, all unopened.
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HCPLive - Alcohol Abstinence After Glaucoma Diagnosis Could Lower Visual Impairment Risk
Abstinence from alcohol following an open-angle glaucoma diagnosis was associated with a statistically significantly lower risk of severe visual impairment or blindness compared with sustained drinking, according to new research.
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WebMD - Study: Alcohol, White Bread Linked to Colorectal Cancer Risk
New research shows that consuming high amounts of white bread and alcohol is associated with a greater risk of developing colorectal cancer.
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Irish News (Northern Ireland) - Quarter of NI men report drinking more alcohol than recommended
A quarter of men who responded to a health survey in Northern Ireland reported drinking more than the recommended weekly alcohol limit.
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BBC (Scotland) - Alcohol-related homeless deaths highest on record
New figures suggest 244 people died while experiencing homelessness in Scotland last year. The National Records of Scotland (NRS), external statistics show that deaths among people who were homeless declined slightly from 2021.
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The Mandarin (Australia) - Auditor-General report review prompts calls to tighten Victoria’s gambling and liquor laws
A clampdown on gambling and alcohol-related harms may be on the cards, following an eight-month review of reports produced in 2017, 2019 and 2021 by the Victorian Auditor-General (VAG).
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IAS Blog (UK) - Alcohol duty frozen in Autumn Statement: What does this mean?
In his Autumn Statement on Wednesday 22 November, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt froze all alcohol duties until August 2024.
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ERR (Estonia) - SDE MP: Coalition unlikely to hike vodka excise duty any time soon
Social Democratic Party MP Jevgeni Ossinovski says he does not believe the current coalition his party is in office in with Reform and Eesti 200 will abruptly hike excise duties on, and consequently prices of, vodka and other strong liquor.
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Asahi Shimun (Japan) - Booze guidelines warn that a beer a day increases risk of cancer
The health ministry’s revised draft of Japan’s first “guidelines on health-conscious drinking” warns that consuming a mug of beer or a glass of sake a day increases the risk of developing colorectal cancer.
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NordAN (Denmark) - Older people with alcohol problems improve quality of life through alcohol treatment
Research shows it's never too late to start. Older citizens with alcohol abuse can be helped to a better quality of life.
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NordAN (Norway) - 600,000 norwegians admit to drunk driving
Driving under the influence can have fatal consequences. Nevertheless, 14 percent, equivalent to 600,000 Norwegians, admit to having driven while under the influence one or more times.
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AlcoholAndCancer (Netherlands) - Netherlands: Up to 40,000 cancer cases per year can be prevented
One-third of all cancer cases in the Netherlands are caused by an unhealthy lifestyle and living environment. This is evident from new research by TNO, commissioned by the Dutch Cancer Society (KWF Kankerbestrijding).
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AlcoholAndCancer - Recent study highlights alcohol's role in cancer mortality and years of life lost
A significant study published in eClinicalMedicine, led by Harriet Rumgay and her team, provides a detailed analysis of the impact of alcohol consumption on cancer mortality in seven countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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