Wine is safer than beer for minimizing risk of heart condition

Wine is safer than beer for minimizing risk of heart condition Medical Xpress by Crispin Savage, University of Adelaide July 29, 2021 Drinking less than six Australian-standard glasses of alcohol a week is associated with the lowest risk of developing atrial fibrillation, but not all alcohol is created equal, new research from the University of Adelaide […]

Japan:  Low-alcohol drinks are on the rise in Japan

Japan:  Low-alcohol drinks are on the rise in Japan Towards an increasingly healthy trend; the giants of national beer and wine are standardized European Food Agency July 30, 2021 Leading Japanese spirits manufacturers are introducing a range of low-alcohol products to the market, with the aim of meeting the needs of consumers who fear drinking […]

Fact check: Red Solo cup lines not created for measuring alcohol USA TODAY By McKenzie Sadeghi July 27, 2021 The claim: The lines on red Solo cups are measurement marks Red Solo cups are more than just an iconic party staple – they’re also measuring cups, according to some social media users. Robert Hulseman invented the red […]

Uber reduced alcohol-related traffic deaths in the U.S., study says

Uber reduced alcohol-related traffic deaths in the U.S., study says The study found that ridesharing decreased alcohol-related traffic deaths by 6.1 per cent in 2019 and saved 214 lives National Post Author of the article:  Daniel Johnson July 27, 2021  Using proprietary data from Uber, a recent study from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) found […]

Association of alcohol consumption with morbidity and mortality in patients with cardiovascular disease

Association of alcohol consumption with morbidity and mortality in patients with cardiovascular disease: original data and meta-analysis of 48,423 men and women BMC Medicine By:  Chengyi Ding, Dara O’Neill, Steven Bell, Emmanuel Stamatakis & Annie Britton  BMC Medicine volume 19, Article number: 167 (2021) Cite this article July 27, 2021 Abstract Background Light-to-moderate alcohol consumption has been reported to be cardio-protective among apparently healthy individuals; however, […]

RRForum Research Brief #2 – the second in a series of Insights and learnings from 25 years of research by the Responsible Retailing Forum: How to improve compliance rates – Part 1

RRForum Research Brief #2 – the second in a series of Insights and learnings from 25 years of research by the Responsible Retailing Forum: How to improve compliance rates – Part 1 Source: Responsible Retailing Forum Brad S. Krevor, Ph.D. July 26, 2021 The persistence of underage sales despite staff training, point-of-sales protocols, and supervisory […]