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Alcohol use a public health concern, says Lancet
The New Indian Express Nagapattinam
|March 12, 2025
LESS than one-third of all the countries globally have regulations mandating Alcohol Health Warning Labels (AHWLs) on alcohol containers, said a latest Lancet study.
LESS than one-third of all the countries globally have regulations mandating Alcohol Health Warning Labels (AHWLs) on alcohol containers, said a latest Lancet study. It recommended the need for mentioning well-established adverse health consequences due to alcohol consumption such as: fatal cancers, liver damage and other non-communicable disease and road traffic accidents.
The study, published in The Lancet Regional Health - South-east Asia on Tuesday, said harm due to alcohol use is a great public health concern for the South East Asia region, with the annual per capita consumption expected to grow even further.
This story is from the March 12, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Nagapattinam.
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