Europeans consume more alcohol than citizens of any other part of the world
they have the record of having doubled the consumption of alcohol in 15 years MADRID, 27 ( EUROPA PRESS) Europeans consume more alcohol than the citizens of any other part of the world. In particular, the equivalent of 12 litres and means of pure year alcohol or three drinks a day. Thus reflects it a report by the World Organization of health ( who) co-sponsored by the European Commission, which shows that Europe has the “dubious honor” of doubling in 15 years the average consumption of alcohol in the world. “the dubious honour European have to double the global average consumption of alcohol is clear, with known health implications for drinkers, people around them and society in general,” said regional director for Europe of the who, Zsuzsanna Jakab, for whom the message of this report is that “the burden of disease associated with alcohol in Europe is avoidable”. According to this document, changes in social, cultural, geographical and economic between the various countries of the EU have led to distinguish four groups: Eastern and Central – Eastern Europe, Midwestern and Western Europe, Scandinavia and southern Europe, with different consumption patterns and trends. This differentiation reveals that higher consumption of alcohol occurs in the Eastern and Central – Eastern Europe, with 14 liter and a half of pure alcohol per adult per year, compared with the nearly 12 litres and...
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