NIt is not new: alcohol has negative effects on our body, and several countries are even considering making the bottles mandatory to have alert labels for the risks of their consumption. Already the message that “no amount of alcohol is good” may not be a brilliant idea …
Imagine you drink a cup to dinner almost or practically every day, because you even thought, as you say, you did cholesterol.
Instead, according to several recent studies, the infamous “wine of wine to dinner” may be increasing his risk of developing cancer.
Recently, dozens of medical and health organizations have appealed to British Prime Minister Keir Stmerer, who force companies to include labels “Bold and unmistakable” in alcohol bottles, warning that alcohol causes cancer.
Currently, only about a 1/4 of the countries requires some kind of warning health in alcoholic products, which tend to be vague and in a small letter; However, calls for more aggressive messages are increasing.
In 2023, Ireland passed a law, which comes into force next year, which will make this country the first to force to put labels that establish a direct connection between alcohol and fatal cancers.
The US is pondering a similar measure: in a report published in January, Vivek MurthyDirector-General of Public Health during the presidency of Joe Biden, appealed to the placement of warnings about alcohol.
In The Guardian, the author and columnist Arwa Mahdawi Ask if Casey Meanswell-being influencer unlicensed Named by Trump for the position, will implement these recommendations.
It’s possible, says Mahdawi. Indeed, means has warned for the harms alcohol, although of a a little peculiar.
“When I move away from my healthy habits and drink regularly, I feel that it is more difficult to access the mystical kingdom”Wrote Casey Means in an old article in his efforts in a ‘January without alcohol’.
Any adult knows that alcohol is bad, but having this knowledge in an abstract way is very different from being confronted with specific risks at the time of consumption.
Although few people believe that alcohol is a product “good for health”There is evidence that many do not understand the risks associated even with relatively small quantities.
According to Arwa Mahdawi, put labels on alcohol bottles warning you to the risks of your consumption seems a sensible measure. The columnist is however skeptical about the effectiveness of the alert released in 2023 by WHO: “No amount of alcohol is safe“.
This message is so absolutist that it can be easily ignored or even used as justification for excessive consumption, says Mahdawi. If no amount of alcohol is good, Why stop in the first glass?
Em 2018, David Mirror holderBritish Expert in Risk Communication, said something similar: “The public should receive more details about how low alcohol consumption really increases the risk of cancer. ”
“To say that there is no safe level for consumption does not seem to be a good argument in favor of abstinence. There is no safe level to conduct, but No one recommends that people stop driving“, Diz mirror holder.
