Alcohol consumption in Latin America is considerably less than in Europe and US
Alcohol consumption in Latin America is low compared to Europe and the US and averages 5.5 litres of pure alcohol per year per capita, although with marked differences between countries and gender. In Europe consumption is estimated at 13 litres of pure alcohol while in the US the average in 9.8 litres.
The report released this week is based on national surveys and polls in nine Latin American countries and not only includes what percentage of the population consumes alcohol but also when, what and how. The study is considered a first time approach to the issue.
“These areas have not been much explored even in developed countries despite its social significance and which everybody acknowledges”, said Carlos Sojo the sociologist responsible for the investigation from FLASCO Latin American faculty of social sciences.
The investigation also revealed that very few countries have reliable information on national standards of alcohol consumption, with the most recent and complete in the area done in Brazil but which dates back to 2008.
The report includes El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Peru, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Mexico, Colombia and Brazil and shows that six out of ten people consumed alcohol at least once in the last twelve months before the survey which covered an age span from 18 to 65. It also shows that in that period 15% of population in each of those countries was teetotaller or simply had never drunk in their lives.
“This is a very important piece of information since there is the overall perception that everybody drinks alcohol, which is not true. Besides there are significant variations according to the different countries”, said Sojo.
In effect, the report shows that 60% of the population on average in the last twelve months has consumed alcohol, however this ranges from 30% in El Salvador to 83% in Venezuela. Another interesting discovery is that the great majority (75%) does not consume alcohol or does so in volumes below the risk level recommended by the World Health Organization, WHO. The WHO level risk is 40 grams of alcohol for women and 60 grams for men (approx 4 and 5 glasses).
Those volumes are exceeded occasionally or very often by 25% of the rest of the population, of which 20% are subject to an occasional excess risk and 5% face a long term risk. The risk however is not necessarily linked to the national consumption prevalence, pointed out Sojo.
This means that the risk of high consumption is the same in El Salvador than in Costa Rica or Peru, despite the fact Costa Rica on average drinks twice as much and Peru three times as much.
Likewise the report points out that by age the group, the one which most consumes alcohol is that from 25 to 34 and the better the economic position and more educated the percentage goes up.
The report was financed by the Latin American breweries representing 18 countries in Latin America which produce beer.
“The industry paid but FLASCO enjoyed total autonomy and independence in organizing the surveys and writing the conclusions”, underlined Sojo
The chairman of the Breweries Jose Manuel Juanatey said that the organization considers important to have scientific data on drinking habits from which to build public policies in the region.
“The problem is excess but what can’t be said freely is that consuming alcohol is harmful. The report will help build on this. As an industry we promote a moderate consumption of alcohol and we believe it is totally compatible with a healthy, normal life style”, concluded Juanatey.
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I mean, just look at Argentina: the whole country has alcohol dependency and suffers from collective brain-rot .. just look at the literate Nazi boys, with the multiple personality disorders, commenting in #1 and # 2 above if you want conclusive proof of that.
I can buy good Chilean wine cheaper in the UK than buying direct from the winery in Chile. They seem to have very high tax on alcohol.
Many of my Argentine friends can't afford to drink a lot, so I guess that is positive for the health of their livers.
I take it Paco is affordable in Argentina
www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2010/feb/21/paco-abuse-argentina
Alcoholism is not a uniquely European problem. It is as evident in the Southern Cone as in Europe. As is the huge problem with drug addiction. I think people are confusing alcohol dependency with social consumption levels.
I guess you know bettert han the Swedes themselves... Of course the taxing is based on the amount of alcohol, as it is the alcohol you pay taxes for! I admit I havent been in the country for a couple of years now, and the EU has made Sweden to relief their taxing on alcohol a bit, but they still have monopoly in that sense that the Systembolaget are the only ones allowed to sell the stuff. 33% of the Swedes consumption comes from illegal sources, the rest is sold in the country, there are no numbers on the consumtion abroad, for obvious reasons. And yes, they do like their hembränt, just like the norweigans...
Still, they drink like sponges.
No, I just know swedes and Sweden better than you do; but then (as witnessed by your pidgin Swedish) you aren't actually the swede you claim to be. Anyway, point made that you haven't got a clue what you are talking about and are just plucking numbers out of thin air ... but then we already knew that to be your habit.
Yes you have repeatedly claimed to be Swedish - just like that other alter ego of yours does - and your Swedish is far from perfect. In fact, your Swedish is actually quite appalling .. even for a clueless teenage troll using Google translate.
Don't like insults? You aren't so shy about them when you are dishing them out in pidgin Swedish though, are you, Naziboy?
The very first post you addressed to me from this preposterous (relatively) new 'Guzz' identity made the claim that you are Swedish (and you repeated the claim again from your 'Think' persona). If you don't have the wherewithal to keep a track of the drivel you are posting, then that is your problem. It certainly isn't enough of a problem for me that I am going to look for articles that are weeks old in order to find where you said what you have said time and time again form several of your many online identities.
PS: The word you were looking for, shitferbrains, is 'prove'
Everytime you guys spread lies, they are followed by excuses as to why you can't proove them, is that a coincidence, do you think?
I don't need to spread lies, because your own words condemn you over and over again. Lies are the preserve of the Kirchnerists who are unable to face the reality of the fact that Argentina stands alone, impotent and utterly friendless in the world.
Proove means the act of submitting evidence, prove (in tyhe case of proove) means the same in imperfect, while proof is a substantive, the evidence itself. Don't bother thanking me.
in Europe respectively are :
1) Denmark ; 34%(boys) -- 29 %(girls)
3) UK ; 32 % (boys)-- 33 % (girls)
4) Poland ; 30 % (boys) -- 19 % (girls)
5) Finland ; 29 % (boys) --- 27 % (girls)
6) Slovakia ; 27 %(boys) --- 21 % (girls)
7) Hungary 26 % (boys) --- 20 % (girls)
8) Austria ; 25 % (boys) --- 21 % (girls)
9)Czech Rplc ; 25 % (boys) --- 20 % (girls
10) Ireland ; 23 % (boys) --- 19 % ( girls)
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Sweden ; 16 % (boys ) ---- 16 % (girls)
Norway ; 14 % (boys) ----- 17 % (girls)
Yes, of course all your comments are posted under the name of Guzz and of course you aren't a liar. As for bullshit, I willingly acknowledge you to be the master of that, since that is all you spew all day long.
Don't blame me now, I have naught to do with it...
9 million wannabe Nazis in Sweden - plus all the actual Swedish Nazis who had to run away and hide in places like Argentina - so we have very little to worry about in Norway. How is that anti-Semitic city council doing in across the bridge in Malmø?
But they DO think you are witless, even I grew tired of listening to all their stories about you folks :)
Care to try that in English?
This is a sentence in English..
“ For more information please press F 10 ”
which one is true in Norwegian of below sentences ?
“ For mer informasjon vennligst trykk F 10 ”“
” For meir informasjon trykk F 10 “”
the unruly Conquerror
Do you know which one is true in Norwegian ?
So I am a befuddled schizophrenic, so what. Think, MistyThink and co are the only friends I have.
I need someone to talk to here in this disconsolate basement. No one else agrees with what I have to say.
I am as alone on the forum as I am in the world.
We are worms!
I need a drink!
Would you say anything in Russian language (latin letters), let's listen ?
How's that?
proudful to see the imitation of original Rolex..Lacoste..C.Dior...
Think you posted under Mistythink pretending to be me... You fail even at being stupid... It's Tavito, not Gustavito, by the way...
I 'll be waiting your reply on post @43 !
Listen knobhead, you'll have a bloody long wait then, because I have no intention whatsoever of answering your infantile and wholly irrelevant questions.
Hvis du vil ha et svar vennligst trykk F10 og sug din egen pikk.
I just asked you a simple sentence for which one is true in Norwegian language at post @ 43...not wanting your writing any sentences from online translations.
You asked a wholly irrelevant questions (when you haven't even figured out how many pizza restaurants there are in Bodø and Oslo. You'd love for me to be as fake as you are, but unfortunately I am not and am therefore not like you and reliant of Goggle Translate for my incomprehensible gibberish. Now jog on.
Which sentence is true in Norwegian Language ?
The Norweigans have (as far I know), two different setup of their language, bokmål and nynorsk. I can't tell you which one is which one, but I can surely tell you many sentences can be “true” in Norweigan. What more is, the biggest difference between your sentences is the word “vennligst”, which means “kindly”. So I would say both sentences are true, but I can't understand what it has to do with anything...
... and still wouldn't answer your banal question if you were able to tell me whether it is Bokmål or Nynorsk that you regard as the “Norwegian Language”. Oh, sorry, didn't your Google skills extend to informing you that there are two very different official forms of written Norwegian and that different areas of Norway teach and adhere to different official written standards? Shame, but probably no more than one can expect from a clueless Serbian peasant on the run from a war crimes tribunal.
PS: if you even understood what you were writing, you would know that you were given a roundabout answer above in #56 *rolls eyes*
Congratulations... most clever/wise mate in these forums.
both are true !
“” For meir informasjon trykk F 10 “” ..Nynorsk Norwegian
the other sentence is from other Norwegian language.
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by the way , if you press F 8 button your computer enters into “ turbo” charge mode automatically.
Oh dear, your Google skills really have let you down very badly LOL
Thats enough !
To embarrassing for a halfwit to have his dire Google skills shown up? Du jævla idiot!
self control please !
“self control please !”
No, I'm not giving you any of mine. Go find your own.
May we say he(she) is a -- blackbox-- of Scamdinavia.?
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