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Does a tipple topple the scales? The science on alcohol and body weight
Does alcohol increase calorie intake? Does alcohol lead to weight gain? Mackenzie Fong's new study looks at these important questions, at a time when the...
Is it time to help alcohol retailers make more money by selling less alcohol?
Public health bodies need to focus on more specific policy aims in order to make a difference and educational campaigns can develop the necessary climate...
Preventing harmful alcohol consumption is an excellent investment for countries
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published an in-depth book that highlights the huge cost of alcohol harm across 52 countries, and models...
How can we use what we already know about health inequality to understand inequalities in alcohol harm?
As part of the Royal College of Physicians action on health inequalities day, our blog post looks at four key theories in health inequality and...
The transition to fatherhood and men’s health: How can we better support fathers?
As men have become more active parents in recent years, there needs to be better support for them. Dr Dimova and Dr O'Donnell look at...
Minimum Unit Pricing in Scotland and Wales: what is the impact so far?
Professor Kaner assesses how minimum unit pricing in Scotland and Wales is changing consumption patterns and harmful drinking habits.
The COVID-19 Pandemic in the US, sheltering-in-place and university students: A cautionary tale of loneliness and drinking to cope
Professor Cynthia Mohr looks at how university students in the US have used alcohol as a coping mechanism in a response to loneliness and social...
What has 2020 done to the UK’s alcohol consumption?
Alcohol stats expert Colin Angus trawls through a lot of data to work out Brits’ drinking habits in this exceptional year
On the strengths and limitations of ‘NoLo’ drinks
Lucy Holmes writes about the findings of Alcohol Change UK sponsored research into a growing drinks market
COVID-19 and alcohol – consumption data strengthens case for ambitious alcohol policy
COVID-19 has put health resilience and preparedness at the forefront of every political debate – How ready were we and our health systems to deal...
Increasing choice to encourage the selection of non-alcoholic, rather than alcoholic, drinks
Originally published on the BMC blog
The label appeal: A look at industry interference in the little warning labelling study that could
Part 2 of a blogpost on the history of a groundbreaking labelling study illustrates the level of industry opposition faced by the researchers involved
Time to downsize wine bottles?
New study assessing the impact of wine bottle size on home drinking finds smaller bottles can have a positive effect
Are there associations between drinking contexts and harms that are not explained by the level of alcohol consumption?
Abigail Stevely explains the findings of her research
Does the size of a wine glass affect how much we drink?
Natasha Clarke and Gareth Hollands on an interesting experiment into a curious phenomenon
Are young people in England still drinking less?
Dr Melissa Oldham summarises the latest NHS England stats on underage drinking
Alcohol-free alcohol: A 0.0-sum endgame?
Habib Kadiri wonders if non-alcoholic drinks normalise alcohol branding in areas where they shouldn't?
Newly defined at-risk drinkers following the change to the UK low risk drinking guidelines: who and what to do?
Researcher Philippa Case explores findings from a new study on ‘newly defined at-risk drinkers’ following a change to the UK’s low risk drinking guidelines. Crossposted from Alcohol...
Generational divide in trends in abstention from alcohol; more young people abstaining than older people
Older people might have something to learn from their younger counterparts when it comes to drinking patterns, says Dr Linda Ng Fat
The economic impact of changes in alcohol consumption in the UK
The Fraser of Allander Institute summarises the results from a recent research project on the potential macroeconomic impact of changes in UK alcohol consumption
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