WHO Notes Booze Killed Over 3M People in 2016

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A bartender serves alcohol at a bar in Prague September 12, 2012. Fourteen people have died in the Czech Republic and at least 20 are in the hospital after drinking bootleg vodka and rum containing methanol, police said on Wednesday, in the worst case of fatal alcohol poisoning in the country in at least 30 years. REUTERS/David W Cerny (CZECH REPUBLIC – Tags: FOOD HEALTH)

by Michael John Scott

OK, maybe booze isn’t good for you, but neither is eating at McDonald’s, or driving too fast or too slow.  Fact is everything should be enjoyed or practiced in moderation, although the latest study says zero alcohol is the only way to go.  In 2016, drinking too much alcohol killed more than 3 million people, mostly men, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday.

The UN health agency also warned that current policy responses are not sufficient to reverse trends predicting an increase in consumption over the next 10 years, the AP reports. In a new report, the WHO said that about 237 million men and 46 million women faced alcohol problems, with the highest prevalence in Europe and the Americas.

Europe has the highest global per capita alcohol consumption, even though it has already dropped by 10 percent since 2010. Around a third of alcohol-related deaths were a result of injuries, including car crashes and self-harm, while about one in five were due to either digestive disorders or cardiovascular diseases. Cancers, infectious diseases, mental disorders, and other health conditions were also to blame.

“Far too many people, their families, and communities suffer the consequences of the harmful use of alcohol through violence, injuries, mental health problems, and diseases like cancer and stroke,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of WHO. “It’s time to step up action to prevent this serious threat to the development of healthy societies.”

The average daily consumption of alcohol by people who consume it is about two glasses of wine, a large bottle of beer or two shots of spirits. Globally, about 2.3 billion people are current drinkers. The report, the third in a series after ones in 2010 and 2014, relies on information from 2016 — the latest data available.

WHO said the present trends and projections point to an expected increase in global alcohol per capita consumption over the next decade, particularly in southeast Asia and the Americas.

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