A study by Cambridge University has led academics to call on the Government to stop serving beer in pints, and to rather reduce serving sizes to two thirds of a pint, in order to try and reduce Britain’s alcohol intake.
The study itself, found that beer consumption dropped by 10% when pubs served glasses two thirds the size of a pint glass. As a result, researchers have said that a drop that size could make an impact in the fight against severe forms of cancer and other health issues linked to drinking in large amounts.
The study itself, found that beer consumption dropped by 10% when pubs served glasses two thirds the size of a pint glass. As a result, researchers have said that a drop that size could make an impact in the fight against severe forms of cancer and other health issues linked to drinking in large amounts.
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00:00A study by Cambridge University has led academics to call on the government to stop serving
00:06beer in pints and to rather reduce serving sizes to two-thirds of a pint in order to
00:12try and reduce Britain's alcohol intake. The study itself found that beer consumption
00:17dropped by 10% when pubs served glasses two-thirds the size of a pint glass. As a result, researchers
00:24have said that a drop that size could make an impact in the fight against severe forms
00:28of cancer and other health issues linked to drinking in large amounts. It's previously
00:34been reported by Drink Aware that, on average, 48% of adults aged 16 and over drank alcohol
00:41on at least one day of the week. Now, the government currently has no plans to remove
00:46pints as the largest serving size of draft beer, but former Tory Cabinet Minister Lord
00:52Vasey told the BBC he thought it was a good idea that should not be dismissed out of hand.
00:58But what are your thoughts? Would you welcome a change like this in order to quell UK alcohol
01:03consumption habits?