A study by Associate Professor Hisashi Yoshimoto of the University of Tsukuba's School of Medicine found that consuming non-alcoholic drinks reduced the amount of alcohol consumed, and the effect continued even after eight weeks.This is the world's first study to examine the effects of non-alcoholic drinks on alcohol consumption, and suggests that non-alcoholic drinks may be useful in countering excessive alcohol consumption.
According to the University of Tsukuba, Associate Professor Yoshimoto randomly divided 20 men and women over the age of 4 who drink four or more times a week into a group that was provided with non-alcoholic drinks and a group that was not provided with alcoholic drinks for 123 weeks. Non-alcoholic beverage intake was recorded.
As a result, the group that was provided with non-alcoholic beverages had lower alcohol intake from week 4 onwards than the group that was not provided with non-alcoholic beverages, and by week 12 they consumed 8.8 grams less of non-alcoholic beverages per day, averaging about 1 ml of non-alcoholic beverages per day. was consuming.
Analysis of non-alcoholic beverage intake at week 12 and changes in alcohol consumption from the start of the experiment revealed a significant negative relationship in the group provided with non-alcoholic beverages.Associate Professor Yoshimoto believes that alcoholic drinks were replaced with non-alcoholic drinks.
This result means that non-alcoholic drinks have the potential to help people reduce their drinking.Associate Professor Yoshimoto plans to conduct additional verification of effective methods to prevent excessive alcohol intake.
Paper information:[BMC Medicine] Effect of provision of non-alcoholic beverages on alcohol consumption: A randomized controlled study
