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adjective
- 1. denoting or relating to a drink that is low or relatively low in alcohol: "a new low-alcohol wine product"
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The law sets out a few categories of “alcohol replacement drinks” according to their strength: 'Low alcohol' drinks must not be more than 1.2% alcohol. In reality, most drinks labelled as 'low-alcohol' are around 0.5%, aside from a few low-alcohol ciders at around 1%.
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- Factors Affecting Alcohol Consumption and Alcohol-Related Harm
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Alcohol is a psychoactive substance with dependence-producing properties that has been widely used in many cultures for centuries. The harmful use of alcohol causes a high burden of disease and has significant social and economic consequences. The harmful use of alcohol can also result in harm to other people, such as family members, friends, co-wo...
A variety of factors which affect the levels and patterns of alcohol consumption and the magnitude of alcohol-related problems in populations have been identified at individual and societal levels. Societal factors include level of economic development, culture, social norms, availability of alcohol, and implementation and enforcement of alcohol po...
Health, safety and socioeconomic problems attributable to alcohol can be reduced when governments formulate and implement appropriate policies. Policy-makers are encouraged to take action on strategies that have shown to be effective and cost-effective. These include: 1. regulating the marketing of alcoholic beverages (in particular to younger peop...
WHO emphasizes the development, implementation and evaluation of cost-effective interventions for harmful use of alcohol as well as creating, compiling and disseminating scientific information on alcohol use and dependence, and related health and social consequences. The Global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol, agreed by WHO Member Sta...
Apr 1, 2023 · However, latest available data indicate that half of all alcohol-attributable cancers in the WHO European Region are caused by “light” and “moderate” alcohol consumption – less than 1.5 litres of wine or less than 3.5 litres of beer or less than 450 millilitres of spirits per week.
Sep 28, 2022 · What is Low-Alcohol Wine, Beer and Cocktails? What exactly do we mean when we say low-alcohol, though? It depends on the drink and, in some cases, the drinker. For wine, the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) defines low as under 11%, medium from 11–14% and high as over 14% abv.
May 18, 2022 · Unhealthy alcohol use includes any alcohol use that puts your health or safety at risk or causes other alcohol-related problems. It also includes binge drinking — a pattern of drinking where a male has five or more drinks within two hours or a female has at least four drinks within two hours.
Sep 19, 2022 · NoLo alcohol products are beverages (such as beer, spirits, wine, and cocktails) that normally contain ethanol as an ingredient but are produced with ethanol completely removed or significantly reduced.
Since any alcohol use is associated with some short-term and long-term health risks, it is difficult to define universally applicable population-based thresholds for low-risk drinking.
