With the support of the European Centre’s honorary consultant, Cornelius Goos, a workshop on alcohol was organised at the Annual Conference of Dieticians and Nutrition Scientists of the German speaking countries, hosted in Bregenz (Austria) from 16 to 18 May 2019.
Discussions focussed on the often-neglected important role of alcohol consumption for public health and social welfare. While a positive trend in European countries shows a slight reduction of alcohol consumption among young people, alcohol consumption is accountable for 4% of the global burden of disease, harmful consumption is a major factor in public order disturbances and loss of productivity and causes immeasurable misery in families and communities. Fortunately, there is a growing amount of evidence on effective policies and strategies to reduce alcohol related harm by raising awareness, by restricting the physical availability and increasing prices of alcoholic beverages and by limiting the promotion of alcohol.
