The Case Of The Missing Booze: Brits Drink 12 Million More Bottles Per Week Than Previous Estimates

Saturday, May 23, 2015 - 23:40 in Health & Medicine

Many of us have a tipple on special occasions but including these drinks in official data has been found to increase England’s alcohol consumption by 12 million bottles of wine per week.According to a new study published in BMC Medicine, alcohol consumption figures account for only 60% of alcohol sold in England, due to a discrepancy between self-reported consumption data and retail figures. The new research has discovered where the missing alcohol can be found. read more

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