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'Our research program’s findings summarised above suggest that the unrepresentativeness of alcohol cohorts may have added insult to the methodological injury that led in the first instance to false research conclusions and poor advice encouraging moderate alcohol consumption for health benefits'
– Professor Emmanuel Stamatakis, School of Health Sciences at The University of Sydney
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Budget 2021: Duties for alcohol kept on ice
Chancellor Rishi Sunak keeps excise duties for all alcoholic beverages at the same level for a second consecutive year Read more »
Call for more research to help new dads reduce alcohol consumption
Media release from Glasgow Caledonian University and IAS:
International review finds huge gaps in research on men’s alcohol consumption in the transition to fatherhood – researchers found only five studies world-wide that examined the relationship between fatherhood and alcohol Read more »
Abstinence advice at antenatal appointments improves outcomes
97% of midwives would always or usually advise women to abstain from alcohol during pregnancy at the booking appointment; just over a third (38%) did so at subsequent antenatal appointments Read more »