Reducing the standard serving size of alcoholic beverages prompts reductions in alcohol consumption



Kersbergen, Inge ORCID: 0000-0002-8799-8963, Oldham, Melissa, Jones, Andrew, Field, Matt ORCID: 0000-0002-7790-5559, Angus, Colin and Robinson, EL ORCID: 0000-0003-3586-5533
(2018) Reducing the standard serving size of alcoholic beverages prompts reductions in alcohol consumption. Addiction, 113 (9). pp. 1598-1608.

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Abstract

Aims To test whether reducing the standard serving size of alcoholic beverages would reduce voluntary alcohol consumption in a laboratory (study 1) and a real‐world drinking environment (study 2). Additionally, we modelled the potential public health benefit of reducing the standard serving size of on‐trade alcoholic beverages in the United Kingdom. Design Studies 1 and 2 were cluster‐randomized experiments. In the additional study, we used the Sheffield Alcohol Policy Model to estimate the number of deaths and hospital admissions that would be averted per year in the United Kingdom if a policy that reduces alcohol serving sizes in the on‐trade was introduced. Setting A semi‐naturalistic laboratory (study 1), a bar in Liverpool, UK (study 2). Participants Students and university staff members (study 1: n = 114, mean age = 24.8 years, 74.6% female), residents from local community (study 2: n = 164, mean age = 34.9 years, 57.3% female).

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Alcohol consumption, Alcohol policy, Drinking environment, Nudge, Portion size, Serving size
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 06 Apr 2018 15:06
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 06:36
DOI: 10.1111/add.14228
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3019860