Men aged 40-74 accounted for 56% of the UK’s record ten thousand alcohol deaths in 2022, while Women in the same age bracket made up another 30% of the total.* Join the supporters to find out more. ■
UK alcohol deaths
Alcohol worsens mental health problems
Alcohol can cause and worsen the common mental health problems anxiety and depression. Drinking little or no alcohol may help relieve these problems. For more alcohol understanding, please join the supporters. ■
Alcohol is not useful
Alcohol is not useful, with all of its purported benefits achievable by other means which are not hazardous to health or well-being. ■
Alcohol calories
Labels don’t tell us: Alcohol has roughly the same calorie density as cooking oil. The 25ml of alcohol in a large beer contains around 175 calories and the 20ml of alcohol in a quarter of a bottle of wine is around 150 calories, the same as a 50ml double measure of spirits. ■
Alcohol Review – issue 103, May 31st 2024
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In this issue:
News: Alcohol-violence link acknowledged; Tax rise return in Lithuania; UK adds up societal costs; Oregon itemises treatment shortfall: Ontario “boozedoggle”costed; Bihar’s prohibition payoffs; US alcohol levels remain elevated; Alcohol banned at the French Open tennis
Meme stocks: Distilled alcohol messages
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QR codes are a sham
Only a tiny fraction of us scan QR codes, making them the perfect way to conceal information while also, technically, providing it. Consumers have a right to be told alcohol’s health effects directly on the label in plain language. ■