Strategies to cut down drinking, alcohol consumption, and usual drinking frequency: Evidence from a British online market research survey

Sasso, Alessandro; Alava, Mónica Hernández; Holmes, John; Field, Matt; Angus, Colin; Meier, Petra

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115280

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“…Hence, the fact that reduction in alcohol consumption achieved by non-alcoholic beverage provision is important but not yet sufficient to solve alcohol-related health problems. Future studies should investigate the combined effects of non-alcoholic beverage provision and other approaches to reduce alcohol consumption (e.g., face-to-face brief counseling interventions by clinicians, providing information and advice to reduce alcohol use using electrical devices, and creating social and physical environments that reduce drinking occasions and drinks within occasions) on alcohol use behavior and health outcomes [ 23 – 25 ].…”

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Gender differences in changes in alcohol consumption achieved by free provision of non-alcoholic beverages: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial

Dobashi,

Kawaida,

Saito

et al. 2024

BMC Public Health

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Background We recently demonstrated that a 12-week intervention consisting of the provision of free non-alcoholic beverages reduced alcohol consumption in excessive drinkers for 8 weeks after the intervention. However, gender differences in this effect were not explored. Thus, this secondary analysis investigated gender differences in the influence of non-alcoholic beverage provision on alcohol consumption. Methods Individuals who frequently drank excessively (at least 40 g/day in men and 20 g/day in women) and who were not diagnosed with alcoholism were recruited. Participants were randomized into the intervention or control group by simple randomization using a random number table. In the intervention group, free non-alcoholic beverages were provided once every 4 weeks for 12 weeks (three times in total). The consumption of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages was calculated based on a drinking diary submitted with the previous 4 weeks’ of data. In this study, we compared the longitudinal changes in alcohol consumption between genders in both groups. Results The provision of non-alcoholic beverages significantly reduced alcohol consumption in both genders; however, significant differences in alcohol consumption between the control and intervention groups were observed only in men. The average alcohol consumption during the intervention fell below the level associated with a high risk of non-communicable diseases in men (32.7 g/day), but not in women (24.8 g/day). Correlation coefficient analysis showed that replacing alcoholic beverages with the provided non-alcoholic beverages resulted in different drinking patterns according to gender. The percent changes in the consumption of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages relative to baseline levels did not differ between genders. Conclusions Our results suggest that the provision of non-alcoholic beverages reduced alcohol consumption irrespective of gender. Of note, providing non-alcoholic beverages might be particularly useful for reducing high-risk alcohol consumption in male excessive drinkers. Trial registration UMIN UMIN000047949. Registered 4 June 2022.

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Gender differences in changes in alcohol consumption achieved by free provision of non-alcoholic beverages: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial

Dobashi,

Kawaida,

Saito

et al. 2024

BMC Public Health

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“…When presented with smaller portions, packages, or related tableware, such as plates or glasses, people consume less [ 24 ]. While a small minority of people use smaller serving sizes to regulate their alcohol consumption [ 25 ], this well-documented “portion size effect” for food has—until recently—been neglected as a focus of study in relation to alcoholic drinks and its potential as an alcohol control policy.…”

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Impact on wine sales of removing the largest serving size by the glass: An A-B-A reversal trial in 21 pubs, bars, and restaurants in England

Mantzari,

Ventsel,

Pechey

et al. 2024

PLoS Med

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Background Interventions that alter aspects of the physical environments in which unhealthy behaviours occur have the potential to change behaviour at scale, i.e., across populations, and thereby decrease the risk of several diseases. One set of such interventions involves reducing serving sizes, which could reduce alcohol consumption. The effect of modifying the available range of serving sizes of wine in a real-world setting is unknown. We aimed to assess the impact on the volume of wine sold of removing the largest serving size by the glass from the options available in licensed premises. Methods and findings The study was conducted between September 2021 and May 2022 in 21 licensed premises in England that sold wine by the glass in serving sizes greater than 125 ml (i.e., 175 ml or 250 ml) and used an electronic point of sale till system. It used an A-B-A reversal design, set over 3 four-weekly periods. “A” represented the nonintervention periods during which standard serving sizes were served and “B” the intervention period when the largest serving size for a glass of wine was removed from the existing range in each establishment: 250 ml (18 premises) or 175 ml (3 premises). The primary outcome was the daily volume of wine sold, extracted from sales data. Twenty-one premises completed the study, 20 of which did so per protocol and were included in the primary analysis. After adjusting for prespecified covariates, the intervention resulted in −420·8 millilitres (ml) (95% confidence intervals (CIs) −681·4 to −160·2 p = 0·002) or −7·6% (95% CI −12·3%, −2·9%) less wine being sold per day. There was no evidence that sales of beer and cider or total daily revenues changed but the study was not powered to detect differences in these outcomes. The main study limitation is that we were unable to assess the sales of other alcoholic drinks apart from wine, beer, and cider, estimated to comprise approximately 30% of alcoholic drinks sold in participating premises. Conclusions Removing the largest serving size of wine by the glass from those available reduced the volume of wine sold. This promising intervention for decreasing alcohol consumption across populations merits consideration as part of alcohol licensing regulations. Trial registration ISRCTN https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN33169631; OSF https://osf.io/xkgdb.

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Zero alcohol products and adolescents: A tool for harm reduction or a trojan horse?

Booth,

Keric,

Bowden

et al. 2025

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Strategies to cut down drinking, alcohol consumption, and usual drinking frequency: Evidence from a British online market research survey

Cited by 4 publications

References 25 publications

Gender differences in changes in alcohol consumption achieved by free provision of non-alcoholic beverages: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial

Gender differences in changes in alcohol consumption achieved by free provision of non-alcoholic beverages: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial

Impact on wine sales of removing the largest serving size by the glass: An A-B-A reversal trial in 21 pubs, bars, and restaurants in England

Zero alcohol products and adolescents: A tool for harm reduction or a trojan horse?

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