Alcohol consumption and alcohol policy

Alcohol consumption and non-communicable diseases: epidemiology and policy implications.

AIMS This paper summarizes the relationships between different patterns of alcohol consumption and various on non-communicable disease (NCD) outcomes and estimates the percentage of NCD burden that is attributable to alcohol. METHODS A narrative review, based on published meta-analyses of alcohol consumption-disease relations, together with an examination of the Comparative Risk Assessment es...

Clinical guideline for prevention and control of alcohol consumption

Background: Using alcohol is one of the most important death factors that can be prevented. Lifestyle-related diseases are at the top cause of mortality and burden of disease, whereas most of them can be prevented. Considering the growing importance of diseases related to lifestyle (including alcohol abuse), providing evidence-based clinical guidelines for diseases and life-style related condit...

Alcohol consumption and burden of disease in the Americas: implications for alcohol policy.

OBJECTIVES To describe patterns of alcohol consumption in the Americas, to estimate the burden of disease attributable to alcohol in the year 2000, and to suggest implications for policies to reduce alcohol-related disease burden. METHODS Two dimensions of alcohol exposure were included in this secondary data analysis: average volume of alcohol consumption and patterns of drinking. There were...

Decline in alcohol consumption in Estonia: combined effects of strengthened alcohol policy and economic downturn.

AIMS To describe alcohol policy changes in parallel to consumption changes in 2005-2010 in Estonia, where alcohol consumption is among the highest in Europe. METHODS Review of pertinent legislation and literature. RESULTS Alcohol consumption decreased since 2008, while alcohol excise tax, sales time restrictions and ad bans have increased since 2005. An economic downturn started in 2008. ...

Adverse Effects of Alcohol Consumption, on Foetal and Postnatal Mice