«Marketing of lower
strength alcohol products may increase drinking.»
Wines and beers with lower alcohol content aren't being actively marketed as alternatives to regular
strength alcohol products and thus may not be promoting healthier drinking habits in consumers, according to a study published in the open access journal BMC Public Health.
Not exact matches
Our current
alcohol tax system, branded «a mess» by the Institute for Fiscal Studies, perversely incentivises the production of cheap, high
strength products.
«The incredibly low level of tax on high -
strength ciders — the cheapest
products on the market — has been identified as a problem by the Institute for Fiscal Studies, The
Alcohol Health Alliance, and The All Party Parliamentary Group on
Alcohol Harm.
«Our findings suggest that
products containing less
alcohol than regular
strength wines and beers may be being marketed to replace soft drinks rather than
products with higher
alcohol content.
It would also include
products with lower
strength than the current average (12.9 percent
alcohol by volume for wine and 4.2 percent for beer).