Beer Injury Update

A recent pilot study found that people preferred to drink five brands of beer which was also associated with visits to emergency department due to injury after consumption.

The study showed that out of the five brands- Steel reserve, Colt 45, Budweiser, Bud Ice and Bud Light, three are a kind of “malt liquor,” which contains higher alcohol content as compared to regular beer.

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A beer that will hydrate rather than dehydrate the drinker has been invented by an Australian scientist.

As part of the study to evaluate injured ER patients’ alcohol consumption by brand and type, researchers spoke to patients at the Johns Hopkins Hospital emergency department in Baltimore. Statistics also showed that 105 patients confessed to drinking before they were admitted to emergency departments with injury, and out of them 69% were men.

“Recent studies reveal that nearly a third of injury visits to Level I trauma centers were alcohol-related and frequently a result of heavy drinking,” lead author David Jernigan, said.

“Understanding the relationship between alcohol brands and their connection to injury may help guide policy makers in considering taxation and physical availability of different types of alcohol given the harms associated with them,” he explained.

Champion Beer of Britain: Yorkshire Brew
As the Great British Beer Festival kicked off in London, a Yorkshire brew was crowned champion beer of Britain.

Some of the positive outcomes of this study will be to have clear labeling of alcohol content on malt liquor beverages and taxation of beer depending on alcohol content to restrict people from consuming beer with elevated levels of alcohol.

Beer Ad Violations Continue to Occur Despite Self-Regulation Process Adopted by the U.S. Beer Institute
A new study that looked into beer advertising code regulations aimed to encourage responsible advertising practices reveals that content violations continue to occur.

Source-Medindia