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Download or read book A public health perspective on zero- and low-alcohol beverages. Brief 10, 2023 written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2023-04-11 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is an expanding market of no- and low-alcohol beverages (NoLos). However, their effects on global ethanol consumption and overall public health are still in question. Concerns have been raised about the impact of NoLos in reducing alcohol consumption and its associated harm and the possible drawbacks and implications, such as misleading minors, pregnant women, abstainers or those seeking to stop drinking about their actual ethanol content. There are also concerns about the impact of NoLo branded products being displayed close to the brand’s main alcoholic beverages and their potential to normalize alcohol consumption. There is a need to monitor their consumption and impact on aggregated alcohol consumption to understand the public health implications of NoLos. The alcohol by volume content of NoLos must be defined, harmonised and clearly labelled.