An Investigation into Alcohol Consumption in the UK

This report provides an overview of alcohol consumption trends in the United Kingdom. It highlights key findings such as the decline in overall alcohol consumption, with beer still being the most consumed alcoholic beverage. The report also discusses the affordability of alcohol and its impact on consumption patterns, referencing that 64% of alcohol is affordable in the UK. The report notes that alcohol consumption is associated with health issues, including suicide and hospital admissions. Data on the number of deaths due to alcohol consumption is also included. The report concludes by pointing out the closure of pubs and the subsequent shift to at-home alcohol consumption. The report includes references to academic journals and books. This information is valuable for understanding public health and the effects of alcohol on the population of the UK.

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Obtain some figures looking at trends in the volume of alcohol consumption in the UK..........3
RFERENCES...................................................................................................................................4

Obtain some figures looking at trends in the volume of alcohol consumption in the UK.
The consumption of alcohol has reduced over the past few years. Mostly all the age
groups said they do not consume alcohol, age groups like 16 below and above. There has been a
shift to beer and wine consumption the most though beer is still consumed the most with a
percentage of 35.8 in UK. 'On trade' sold 32% of pure volume of alcohol.
The affordability of alcohol was 64% in UK and over time the trend of increasing
affordability can be visible. Men should not consume alcohol more than 50 units and women
above 35 units but in a study its shown that they are drinking exactly to this limit.
In a survey it was noticed that 57.4% people consumed alcohol in the last week. A range
of 3 out of 4 people drink according to the survey.
Deaths due to alcohol consumption is 15 per 100,000 people in UK. Every year there is a
misuse of alcohol consumption which is resulting in 30% of the suicides. Over the past few years
there has been a growth in the hospital admission of youth.
According to a research mostly none of them knew the amount of calories in beer and
wine or any spirit they consumed. An average of 8.4% of energy intake comes with the alcohol
they consume.
A decline of pubs has been seen with 17% are reducing. Due to this the people now
prefer drinking at home. There has been a decrease in the consumption of alcohol in the recent
years.

RFERENCES
Books and Journals
Howe, L.J. and et.al., 2019. Alcohol consumption and mate choice in UK Biobank: comparing
observational and Mendelian randomization estimates. BioRxiv. p.418269.
Tarrant, M. and et.al., 2019. Alcohol consumption among university students in the night-time
economy in the UK: A three-wave longitudinal study. Drug and alcohol
dependence.204.p.107522.