Product Innovation and Teenage Alcohol Consumption: The Case of Wine Coolers

1994 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 218-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marvin E. Goldberg ◽  
Gerald J. Gorn ◽  
Anne M. Lavack
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
Alcoholic Beverage ◽  
Underage Drinking ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
Drinking Alcohol ◽  
Tentative Evidence

The results of this study suggest that wine coolers, a sweetened alcoholic beverage innovation, has played a significant role in underage drinking. Teens selected wine coolers over other alcoholic beverages, as both the drink they preferred when they first started drinking alcohol and the drink they preferred at the time of the study. This preference for coolers was stronger for females than males and stronger for younger teens than for older teens. The authors also provide tentative evidence that the presence of coolers may have influenced some teens to drink more alcohol than they might have otherwise.

scholarly journals Self-Rated Aversion to Taste Qualities and the PROP Taster Phenotype Associate with Alcoholic Beverage Intake and Preference

Beverages ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Gary J. Pickering ◽  
Margaret K. Thibodeau
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Red Wine ◽  
Alcoholic Beverage ◽  
Likert Scale ◽  
White Wine ◽  
Sensory Attributes ◽  
Taste Perception ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Beverage Type

Consumers often identify “taste” as an important factor when selecting alcoholic beverages. Although it is assumed that reduced alcohol consumption in PROP super-tasters is due to a greater dislike of the nominally aversive sensations that they experience more intensely (e.g., bitterness) when compared to PROP non-tasters, this question has not been specifically asked to them. Therefore, we examined consumers’ self-reported aversion towards specific sensory attributes (bitter, hot/burn, dry, sour, sweet, carbonation) for four alcoholic beverage types (white wine, red wine, beer, spirits) using a convenience sample of U.S. wine consumers (n = 925). Participants rated 18 statements describing different combinations of sensory attributes and alcoholic beverages on a 5-point Likert scale (e.g., Beer tastes too bitter for me). Individuals who tended to agree more strongly with the statements (i.e., they were more averse; p(F) < 0.05) tended to (i) consume less of all beverage types, (ii) consume a higher proportion of white wine (p(r) < 0.05), and (iii) were more likely to be female or PROP super-tasters. The results suggest that self-reported aversion to specific sensory attributes is associated with not only lower overall intake of alcoholic beverages, but also a shift in the relative proportions of beverage type consumed; a key finding for studies investigating how taste perception impacts alcohol consumption.

scholarly journals Alcohol intake in relation to body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio: the importance of type of alcoholic beverage

2005 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 315-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther Lukasiewicz ◽  
Louise I Mennen ◽  
Sandrine Bertrais ◽  
Nathalie Arnault ◽  
Paul Preziosi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Alcoholic Beverage ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Waist To Hip Ratio ◽  
Dietary Records ◽  
Total Alcohol

AbstractObjectiveAlcohol consumption may play a role in the development of obesity but the relationship between alcohol and weight is still unclear. The aim of our study was to assess the cross-sectional association of intakes of total alcohol and of specific alcoholic beverages (wine, beer and spirits) with waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and body mass index (BMI) in a large sample of adults from all over France.DesignCross-sectional.SettingParticipants were free-living healthy volunteers of the SU.VI.MAX study (an intervention study on the effects of antioxidant supplementation on chronic diseases).SubjectsFor 1481 women aged 35–60 years and 1210 men aged 45–60 years, intakes of total alcohol and specific alcoholic beverages were assessed by six 24-hour dietary records. BMI and WHR were measured during a clinical examination the year after.ResultsA J-shaped relationship was found between total alcohol consumption and WHR in both sexes and between total alcohol consumption and BMI in men only (P < 0.05). The same relationships were observed with wine (P < 0.05); men and women consuming less than 100 g day−1 had a lower BMI (men only) and WHR than non-drinkers or those consuming more. Spirits consumption was positively associated with BMI (linear regression coefficient β = 0.21, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.09–0.34 and β = 0.22, 95% CI: 0.06–0.39 for men and women, respectively) and WHR (β = 0.003, 95% CI: 0.001–0.005 and β = 0.003, 95%CI: 0.0002–0.006) in both sexes in a linear fashion. No relationship between beer consumption and BMI or WHR was found.ConclusionIf confirmed in longitudinal studies, our results indicate that consumption of alcoholic beverages may be a risk factor for obesity.

scholarly journals THE GENDER AGE AND SOCIAL ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION

2019 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 148-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergey A. Maksimov ◽  
Ya. V. Danil’Chenko ◽  
M. V. Tabakaev ◽  
T. A. Mulerova ◽  
E. V. Indukaeva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Alcoholic Beverage ◽  
Vascular Diseases ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Female Population ◽  
Cardio Vascular ◽  
Economic Indices

The methods. The study was implemented within the framework of epidemiological study “The epidemiology of cardio-vascular diseases in the Russian Federation” (ESSE-RF). The analysis was applied to random sampling of male and female population aged from 25 to 64 years (1628 respondents in totality) residents of the Kemerovo region. The type of consumed alcoholic beverages, rate of consumption, average volume of alcohol consumed per one intake were analyzed. The genuine technique was applied to calculate annual volume of consumed alcohol and also to convert volumes of various types of alcoholic beverages in units of “safe” dosage of ethanol. The results. The most preferred alcoholic beverage are vodka (60.6%), beer (51.7%) and vine (52.2%). The males prefer vodka and beer, the females - vine. With increasing of age the consumption of beer decreases linearly from 74.3% in age group 25-34 years to 33.2% in age group 55-64 years. The preference of vodka is typical for individuals aged from 35 to 54 years (about 65%). The volume of consumption of alcohol reaches in average in sample 1.48 ± 2.07 of mean day dosage of ethanol. With age, volumes of consumed alcohol decrease from 2,17 ± 2,04 in younger age group to 0,75 ± 1,36 in elder age group. In females decreasing is linear and in males lenear too from age of 45 years. for females lower total volumes of consumed alcohol are more characteristic in comparison with the males. The alcohol is consumed basically in “rarely/little” (59,3%) and “often/little” (21,1%) degrees. The females predominantly consume alcohol “rarely/little” (77,4%). With age, increasing is noted of percentage of consuming “rarely/little” from 44.2% among individuals of 33-44 years old to 72.5% in age group 55-64 years. Among social economic indices, positive effect on decreasing of consumption of alcohol render higher education, availability of family (males), lacking of work. The conclusion. The established patterns testify significant effect of gender and age on type, volume and rate of alcohol consumption. The social economic factors make much lesser contribution to volumes of consumed alcohol. for a number of social economic factors no effect is established.

scholarly journals Mechanisms of protective effects of moderate alcohol consumption on the cardiovascular system

2004 ◽  
Vol 132 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 334-339
Author(s):  
Branko Jakovljevic ◽  
Katarina Paunovic ◽  
Goran Belojevic ◽  
Vesna Stojanov
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Diseases ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Blood Clot ◽  
Alcoholic Beverage ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
Protective Effects

Consumption of alcoholic beverages has been known in many cultures since the ancient civilizations, so harmful consequences of excessive alcohol intake have been well explained. Many epidemiological studies confirmed lower morbidity and mortality rates of cardiovascular diseases in persons who drink alcohol "moderately" (1-2 drinks a day), independently of the kind of alcoholic beverage. This paper presents the review of molecular mechanisms that are believed to explain cardioprotective effect of moderate drinking-alcohol effects on lipoproteins, endothelial cells, blood clot formation and dissolution, as well as genetic and gender variances modifying the relation. A simple recommendation regarding the increase of alcohol consumption cannot be made on population level. The professionals must therefore concentrate on other preventive methods in order to reduce other significant risk factors of cardiovascular diseases.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Warning Labels at Increasing Awareness of Alcohol-Related Cancer Risk Among Heavy Drinkers

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement 2) ◽  
pp. 4s-4s ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Jongenelis ◽  
I.S. Pratt ◽  
T. Slevin ◽  
S. Pettigrew
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Cancer Risk ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Alcoholic Beverage ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
Warning Labels ◽  
Harm Minimization ◽  
Consumption Intentions ◽  
Risk Statement

Background: Although alcoholic beverages were classed as a Group 1 carcinogen over a quarter of a century ago, there is a lack of public awareness of this cancer risk relative to other alcohol-related risks. Increasing drinkers’ awareness of the cancer risk associated with alcohol consumption has therefore been identified as an important component of alcohol harm minimization strategies, with mandatory health warning labels on alcoholic beverage containers considered an important component of such strategies. Aim: To assess the overall effectiveness of a warning statement advising of the cancer risk associated with alcohol consumption and effectiveness relative to statements advising of other health risks. Methods: An online survey was administered to 364 Australians (72% male) who reported drinking at levels associated with long-term risk of harm. Respondents were randomly exposed to one of five statements relating to the risks associated with alcohol consumption (cancer, liver damage, diabetes, mental illness, heart disease). Pre and post measures of risk beliefs and drinking intentions were taken. Results: Exposure to a warning statement advising of the cancer risk associated with alcohol consumption resulted in (i) a significant increase in the extent to which respondents exposed to that statement believed alcohol to be a risk factor for cancer and (ii) a significant reduction in consumption intentions. Exposure to the cancer risk statement was associated with the second largest pre to post change in consumption intentions behind the diabetes risk statement. Conclusion: Warning statements informing drinkers of the cancer risk associated with alcohol consumption can produce (i) increases in the awareness of alcohol-related cancer risk and (ii) favorable changes in drinking intentions.

scholarly journals Alcohol intake, specific alcoholic beverages, and risk of hip fractures in postmenopausal women and men age 50 and older

2019 ◽  
Vol 110 (3) ◽  
pp. 691-700 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa T Fung ◽  
Kenneth J Mukamal ◽  
Eric B Rimm ◽  
Haakon E Meyer ◽  
Walter C Willett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hip Fracture ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Postmenopausal Women ◽  
Hip Fractures ◽  
Alcohol Intake ◽  
Red Wine ◽  
Alcoholic Beverage ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Health Lifestyle

ABSTRACTBackgroundAlthough a number of studies have examined the association between alcohol intake and hip fractures, few have considered specific alcoholic beverages separately.ObjectivesWe prospectively assessed total alcohol and specific alcoholic beverage consumption and risk of hip fractures in US men and women.MethodsHealth, lifestyle information, and hip fractures were self-reported on biennial questionnaires between 1980 and 2014 in 75,180 postmenopausal women from the Nurses’ Health Study, and between 1986 and 2014 in 38,398 men aged ≥50 y from the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study. Diet was assessed approximately every 4 y with a semiquantitative FFQ. RRs were computed for hip fracture using Cox proportional hazards models, adjusting for potential confounders.ResultsWe ascertained 2360 incident low trauma hip fractures in women and 709 in men. Among women, RRs for low trauma hip fractures compared with nondrinkers were 0.89 (95% CI: 0.80, 0.99) for an average daily consumption of <5.0 g, 0.81 (95% CI: 0.70, 0.94) for 5.0 to <10.0 g, 0.83 (95% CI: 0.71, 0.96) for 10.0 to <20.0 g, and 0.93 (95% CI: 0.78, 1.10) for ≥20.0 g. Among men, risk declined linearly with higher alcohol consumption (P-trend = 0.002). Multivariable RR compared with nondrinkers was 0.77 (95% CI: 0.59, 1.01), 0.69 (0.49, 0.96), and 0.67 (0.48, 0.95) for an average intake of 10 g/d to <20 g/d, 20 g/d to <30 g/d, and 30.0 g/d or more, respectively. In women, the alcoholic beverage most significantly associated with hip fracture risk was red wine (RR per serving = 0.59; 95% CI: 0.45, 0.79). In men, there was no clear association with specific alcoholic beverages.ConclusionIn these 2 US cohorts, low to moderate alcohol consumption, when compared with no consumption, was associated with a lower risk of hip fractures, particularly with red wine consumption among women.

Alcoholic Industry Is Changing Its Outlook Through CSR

GIS Business ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 441-451
Author(s):  
Dr M. Madhavan ◽  
Sudheesh Babu U S
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Alcoholic Beverage ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
Analyst Forecast ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Young Population ◽  
Forecast Period ◽  
Beverage Industry ◽  
Consumer Markets

Indian alcoholic beverage industry is one of the biggest alcohol industries across the globe only behind from two major countries such as China and Russia. With population of 1.3 billion India is one of the largest consumer markets across the globe. Growing demand for alcoholic beverages in India is mainly due to therich young population base and growing consumption of alcohol by the young generation. It is also demographically one of the youngest with around 50% of its population below the age of 25 and around 65% below the age of 35, this will add fuel to the rapid growth of alcoholic beverages market. The majority of alcohol volume is consumed by people between the ages of 18 and 40. Goldstein Research analyst forecast the India alcoholic beverages market to grow at a CAGR of 7.4% during the forecast period 2016-2024. Further, the market is anticipated to reach USD 39.7 billion by the end of forecast period as alcohol consumption is growing in urban areas of the country.

scholarly journals A comparison of five questionnaires to assess alcohol consumption in a Mediterranean population

2002 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 589-594 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Serra-Majem ◽  
JF Santana-Armas ◽  
L Ribas ◽  
E Salmona ◽  
JM Ramon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Intake ◽  
Alcoholic Beverage ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
Mediterranean Population ◽  
Nutrition Survey ◽  
Food Records ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Low Alcohol ◽  
Different Levels

AbstractObjective:To evaluate the reliability of alcohol consumption measured by five different dietary methods in the Catalan Nutrition Survey (1992–1993).Design:The different questionnaires used were: (1) two 7-day food records, (2) five items addressing alcoholic beverages in a 76-item food-frequency questionnaire, (3) a 1-week recall of 13 alcoholic beverages, (4) a 13-item alcoholic beverages frequency questionnaire and (5) two 24-hour recalls.Subjects:Ninety-three of the 120 adults (aged 20 to 70 years) initially recruited completed the questionnaires and provided a peripheral blood sample.Results:Mean daily alcohol intakes as assessed by the questionnaires were very similar. Beer was the alcoholic beverage most frequently consumed, followed by wine and liquor. Eighty-two per cent of the study population consumed less than 20 g of alcohol per day. No biochemical parameters were significantly correlated with alcohol intake estimated from the questionnaires.Conclusions:We found a satisfactory level of reproducibility and validity in the pattern of alcohol consumption across different levels and types of alcoholic beverage intake. We also found that the self-administered 13-item questionnaire and the 1-week recall were the best techniques to measure moderate or low alcohol consumption, suggesting that the two methods are the most suitable to assess overall alcohol intake in the general population.

Cigarette Smoking, Alcohol Consumption, and Risk of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Case-control Study in a Japanese Population

2012 ◽  
Vol 39 (7) ◽  
pp. 1363-1370 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHIKAKO KIYOHARA ◽  
MASAKAZU WASHIO ◽  
TAKAHIKO HORIUCHI ◽  
TOYOKO ASAMI ◽  
SABURO IDE ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Alcoholic Beverage ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
Moderate Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Systemic Lupus ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Relationship Of

Objective.Cigarette smoking may be associated with increased risk of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), whereas the role of alcohol consumption is unknown. We examined the association between SLE risk and smoking or drinking.Methods.We investigated the relationship of smoking and drinking compared to SLE risk among 171 SLE cases and 492 healthy controls in female Japanese subjects. Unconditional logistic regression was used to compute OR and 95% CI, with adjustments for several covariates.Results.Compared with nonsmoking, current smoking was significantly associated with increased risk of SLE (OR 3.06, 95% CI 1.86–5.03). The higher the level of exposure to cigarette smoke, the higher the risk of SLE. Inhalation was also associated with increased SLE risk (OR 3.73, 95% CI 1.46–9.94 for moderate inhalation; OR 3.06, 95% CI 1.81–5.15 for deep inhalation). In contrast, light/moderate alcohol consumption had a protective effect on SLE risk (OR 0.38, 95% CI 0.19–0.76). As for beer, the risks for non-beer drinkers and beer drinkers were similar. This also applies to alcoholic beverages other than beer.Conclusion.Our results suggest that smoking was positively associated with increased SLE risk whereas light/moderate alcohol consumption was inversely associated with SLE risk, irrespective of the type of alcoholic beverage. Additional studies are warranted to confirm these findings.

scholarly journals Normalization of Consumption of Alcoholic Drinks in the Abrahamic Religions

2019 ◽  
pp. 98-103
Author(s):  
Dmitrij O. Furtsev ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Sacred Space ◽  
Early Period ◽  
Religious Practice ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
Drinking Alcohol ◽  
Christian Community ◽  
Comparative Review ◽  
Alcoholic Drinks ◽  
Abrahamic Religions

The article presents a comparative review of the attitude to wine drinking of followers of Abrahamic religions. The article reveals the traditions and norms of alcohol consumption in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Wine as a product was of great cultural and economic importance for the peoples in which Abrahamic religions were formed. The article takes as its basis the attitude to wine, since it, as one of the most ancient alcoholic beverages, was familiar to the followers of Judaism, Christianity and Islam from the beginning of the formation of their formation. In Judaism and Christianity, wine was used in both everyday and religious practice, with different attitudes in these two areas of life. However, Judaism, already in antiquity, tried to remove the practice of drinking alcohol from sacred space, and eventually established a certain framework of permitted alcohol consumption. Christians made the wine, symbolically representing the blood of Christ, one of the elements holding the Christian community together. At the same time, Christianity in the early period did not approve the abuse of wine. Subsequently, in Christianity, as well as in Judaism, norms of alcohol consumption are created. The attitude towards the wine drinking in Islam was completely different. At the very beginning of the existence of Islam, strict prohibitions were imposed on the consumption of wine, and particularly prohibitions were imposed on the performance of rituals while intoxicated. Modern Abrahamic religions continue and develop in the tradition of regulating the use of alcoholic beverages.

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