Treat new alcohol study with “a great deal of scepticism”
31 March 2023
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Commenting on Association Between Daily Alcohol Intake and Risk of All-Cause Mortality in JAMA Network Open by Zho et al., Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics at the IEA, said:
“This is the latest attempt by a tiny group of anti-alcohol academics to create controversy where none should exist. Hundreds of studies over six decades have established the health benefits of moderate drinking.
“Like previous work from the same team, this meta-analysis makes multiple adjustments to other researchers’ studies to mask the protective effect of moderate drinking. It is part of a wider campaign to portray alcohol as a product that cannot be consumed safely and should be regulated like tobacco. Its conclusions should be treated with a great deal of scepticism.”
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The mission of the Institute of Economic Affairs is to improve understanding of the fundamental institutions of a free society by analysing and expounding the role of markets in solving economic and social problems. The IEA is a registered educational charity and independent of all political parties.
“This is the latest attempt by a tiny group of anti-alcohol academics to create controversy where none should exist. Hundreds of studies over six decades have established the health benefits of moderate drinking.
“Like previous work from the same team, this meta-analysis makes multiple adjustments to other researchers’ studies to mask the protective effect of moderate drinking. It is part of a wider campaign to portray alcohol as a product that cannot be consumed safely and should be regulated like tobacco. Its conclusions should be treated with a great deal of scepticism.”
ENDS
Notes to Editors
CONTACT: media@iea.org.uk / 07763 365520
The mission of the Institute of Economic Affairs is to improve understanding of the fundamental institutions of a free society by analysing and expounding the role of markets in solving economic and social problems. The IEA is a registered educational charity and independent of all political parties.
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