{"id":138355,"date":"2024-12-18T09:31:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T02:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=138355"},"modified":"2024-12-18T09:31:01","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T02:31:01","slug":"theres-a-simple-method-to-reduce-alcohol-intake-scientists-say-and-it-works-sciencealert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=138355","title":{"rendered":"There&#8217;s A Simple Method to Reduce Alcohol Intake, Scientists Say, And It Works : ScienceAlert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Researchers have discovered an effective method of getting people to drink less alcohol: Highlight <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/alcohol-damages-dna-stem-cells-cancer-acetaldehyde\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the increased risk of cancer<\/a> that comes with imbibing and pair that with counting each and every drink.<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p>This particular combo of &#8216;why to reduce&#8217; and &#8216;how to reduce&#8217; messaging can be useful for promoting good health in a population, the researchers found in a 2021 study.<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/7-3-months-without-alcohol-lets-brains-repair-damage-from-heavy-drinking-study-finds\">Too much drinking<\/a> doesn&#8217;t just lead to  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/cancer\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" data-linkid=\"73077\" data-postid=\"147125\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\">cancer<\/a>, of course. Overdoing it on the booze is associated with a whole range <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/alcohol-can-trigger-serious-cardiac-effects-in-young-people\">of problems<\/a>, including premature death, heart disease, digestive issues, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/drinking-until-you-pass-out-linked-to-doubled-risk-of-dementia-giant-study-reveals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">an increased risk of dementia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We found that pairing information about alcohol and cancer with a particular practical action \u2013 counting their drinks \u2013 resulted in drinkers reducing the amount of alcohol they consumed,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.georgeinstitute.org\/media-releases\/cancer-a-compelling-reason-to-cut-alcohol-and-drink-counting-helps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said economist and psychologist Simone Pettigrew<\/a> from The George Institute for Global Health when the findings were announced.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_137378\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-137378\" style=\"width: 642px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/images\/2024\/09\/PeopleEatingDrinkingWine642.jpg\" alt=\"Two young women eating pizza and drinking wine\" width=\"642\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-137378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/images\/2024\/09\/PeopleEatingDrinkingWine642.jpg 642w, https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/images\/2024\/09\/PeopleEatingDrinkingWine642-533x415.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/images\/2024\/09\/PeopleEatingDrinkingWine642-600x467.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-137378\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Researchers discovered an effective way to encourage people to drink less alcohol. (Adrienn\/Pexels)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For the study, three surveys were filled out: 7,995 people completed the first, 4,588 of those people completed the second three weeks later, and 2,687 people finished the final survey three weeks after that.<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p>The participants were split up into different groups and shown different advertisements and messages about drinking.<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p>One combination stood out, compared to a control group: A TV ad linking booze and cancer, together with a suggestion to keep count of your drinks, was one of the most effective at getting people to try and cut down on alcohol intake.<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p>It was also the only combination where people actually did significantly reduce their alcohol consumption over the six weeks.<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p>Other approaches \u2013 like encouraging people to decide on a number of drinks and then stick to it \u2013 did prompt some of the volunteers to try and cut down, but there was a clear winner based on the people taking part in this research.<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Many people don&#8217;t know that alcohol is a carcinogen,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.georgeinstitute.org\/media-releases\/cancer-a-compelling-reason-to-cut-alcohol-and-drink-counting-helps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said Pettigrew<\/a>. &#8220;It&#8217;s important information that drinkers should have access to. But telling people alcohol causes cancer is just part of the solution \u2013 we also need to give them ways to take action to reduce their risk.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p>Alcohol consumption can be attributed to as many as 7 percent of premature deaths worldwide, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/publications\/i\/item\/9789241565639\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according to the World Health Organization<\/a>, and making drinkers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/moderate-drinking-is-not-good-for-you-after-all-study-finds\">more aware<\/a> of the health risks is one way of tackling that problem.<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p>While health agencies have also looked at ways of making booze less readily available and more expensive, ultimately, personal choices will determine whether or not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/experts-explain-what-drinking-while-on-medication-can-do-to-your-body\">behavior<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/drinking-alcohol-on-planes-may-pose-a-hidden-danger-heres-why\">around alcohol<\/a> will shift in the long term.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_146115\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-146115\" style=\"width: 642px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/images\/2024\/12\/pexels-thongtran95-14448570-642x429.jpg\" alt=\"Different hands holding drinks\" width=\"642\" height=\"429\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-146115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/images\/2024\/12\/pexels-thongtran95-14448570-642x429.jpg 642w, https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/images\/2024\/12\/pexels-thongtran95-14448570-622x415.jpg 622w, https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/images\/2024\/12\/pexels-thongtran95-14448570-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/images\/2024\/12\/pexels-thongtran95-14448570-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/images\/2024\/12\/pexels-thongtran95-14448570-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/images\/2024\/12\/pexels-thongtran95-14448570-600x401.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-146115\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Overdoing it on the booze is associated with a whole range of problems. (Ketut Subiyanto\/Pexels)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In this particular study, the participants were chosen to be &#8220;broadly demographically representative of the Australian drinking public&#8221;, so it&#8217;s not an approach that will necessarily work elsewhere \u2013 but it seems that counting your drinks could be one option to try <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/hangxiety-if-you-feel-anxious-after-drinking-this-is-why\">if you want to cut down<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are limited resources available for alcohol harm-reduction campaigns, so it&#8217;s important to find out which messages resonate best to ensure they have the best chance of working,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.georgeinstitute.org\/media-releases\/cancer-a-compelling-reason-to-cut-alcohol-and-drink-counting-helps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said Pettigrew<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p>The research was published in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0306460321001891\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Addictive Behaviors<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>An earlier version of this article was first published in June 2021.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/theres-a-simple-method-to-reduce-alcohol-intake-scientists-say-and-it-works\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Researchers have discovered an effective method of getting people to drink less alcohol: Highlight the increased risk of cancer that comes with imbibing and pair that with counting each and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=138355\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-138355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=138355"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138355\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=138355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=138355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=138355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}