Norway: Smoke, Drink and Eat What You Want, Norway’s Public Health Minister Says
Norway: Smoke, Drink and Eat What You Want, Norway’s Public Health Minister Says The New York Times By Palko Karasz May 10, 2019 It was a most unusual message from a health official: People should be allowed to eat, drink and smoke as they see fit. Norway’s new minister in charge of public health said this […]
Dad’s Drinking Isn’t Scrutinized as Much as Mom’s… It Should Be
Dad’s Drinking Isn’t Scrutinized as Much as Mom’s… It Should Be Healthline Written by Leah Campbell May 9, 2019 Rates of drinking and alcohol addiction are on the rise among women. The role “mommy juice” culture may play in that rise and the effect it’s having on children who grow up witnessing this shift has been viewed […]
Prom warning: New ways teens are hiding alcohol
Prom warning: New ways teens are hiding alcohol FOX 8 By Matt Wright May 9, 2019 CLEVELAND – Prom can be the most memorable night of high school. But along with the dresses and dancing can come something else: underage drinking and teens are finding creative ways to hide alcohol, including through products designed to deceive. What may look […]
What happens if we all stop drinking?
What happens if we all stop drinking? For all the talk about millennials shunning drinking, it’s the generation below – the oldest of which are 24 – that abstain like never before. We ask the experts: what would happen if we all just… stopped? GQ By Chris Stokel-Walker May 9, 2019 When was the last […]
IRELAND EMBARKS ON MASSIVE ALCOHOL REFORM
IRELAND EMBARKS ON MASSIVE ALCOHOL REFORM Source: https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/ by James Lawrence 9th May, 2019 A landmark piece of Irish legislation, the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018, is set to drastically change Ireland’s drinking landscape. The controversial legislation, which was signed into law by Ireland’s president Michael D.Higgins in October 2018, is intended to severely restrict alcohol advertising […]
United Kingdom: What happens if we all stop drinking?
United Kingdom: What happens if we all stop drinking? For all the talk about millennials shunning drinking, it’s the generation below – the oldest of which are 24 – that abstain like never before. We ask the experts: what would happen if we all just… stopped? Source: https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/ BY CHRIS STOKEL-WALKER 9 May 2019 When was […]
Lancet study calls for global alcohol advertising ban
Lancet study calls for global alcohol advertising ban Source: https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/ by Amy Hopkins 8th May, 2019 A major report on global alcohol consumption has recommended an international ban on alcohol marketing and advertising. The study, published in The Lancet, looked at alcohol intake in 189 countries between 1990 and 2017, during which time consumption increased from […]
World’s alcohol consumption expected to rise 17% in next decade (Additional Coverage)
World’s alcohol consumption expected to rise 17% in next decade (Additional Coverage) Alcohol consumption is expected to increase 17% over the next decade after rising steadily for the last two, the medical journal Lancet has found. Half of all the world’s adults are expected to be drinking by 2030. Source: https://www.dw.com/ May 9, 2019 The world […]
US wine, beer, spirits consumption ‘in a holding pattern’ as public leans toward less alcohol
US wine, beer, spirits consumption ‘in a holding pattern’ as public leans toward less alcohol Source: https://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/ JEFF QUACKENBUSH May 8, 2019 As such consumption appears to be slowing while sales are growing for certain drinks competing with traditional table wine, the upper end of the industry is increasingly embracing mechanization and other technology once eschewed, […]
These policies were supposed to stop pregnant women from drinking. A new study says they’re hurting babies.
These policies were supposed to stop pregnant women from drinking. A new study says they’re hurting babies. Forty-three states have policies targeting pregnant women who drink. Researchers say they’re backfiring. Source: https://www.vox.com/ By Anna North May 8, 2019 Few debates in maternal health are as heated as the one around drinking during pregnancy. Experts agree that […]