SynthesisNutrients2022
"Doctor, Can I Drink an Alcohol-Free Beer?" Low-Alcohol and Alcohol-Free Drinks in People with Heavy Drinking or Alcohol Use Disorders: Systematic Review of the Literature.
Synthesis in Nutrients, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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- Gender differences in changes in alcohol consumption achieved by free provision of non-alcoholic beverages: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.BMC public health · 2024Trial
- Effect of provision of non-alcoholic beverages on alcohol consumption: a randomized controlled study.BMC medicine · 2023Trial
- Prevalence and Correlates of Non-Alcoholic Beverage Consumption Among People Living with HIV: A Potential Alcohol Reduction Strategy.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Zero tolerance for 0%? How should clinicians and other practitioners respond to the use of alcohol-free and low-alcohol products in higher risk groups.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2026Review
- Self-help group participation, avoidance of nonalcoholic beer, and nonsmoking independently predict better drinking outcomes in Japanese alcohol-dependent men.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2026Article
- Sociocultural correlates and epidemiological patterns of non-alcoholic beer consumption: a cross-sectional study in Poland.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Alcohol Consumption and Liver Metabolism in the Era of MASLD: Integrating Nutritional and Pathophysiological Insights.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Motivation, self-efficacy, and identity-double-edged swords for relapse prevention in patients with alcohol related cirrhosis.Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) · 2025Article
- Trends in use of alcohol-free or low alcohol drinks in attempts to reduce alcohol consumption in Great Britain, 2020-2024: a population-based study.BMJ public health · 2025Article
- Cutting consumption without diluting the experience: Preferences for different tactics for reducing alcohol consumption among increasing-and-higher-risk drinkers based on drinking context.PLOS digital health · 2024Article
- Lower-Strength Alcohol Products and Public Health.Nutrients · 2023Article
- The Commercial Determinants of Nonalcoholic Beer: Redemption, Revenue, or Men's Harm Reduction?American journal of men's healthReview
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Abstract
No- and low-alcohol drinks (NoLo) have been proposed as a potential way forward for the reduction in the alcohol burden of disease. So far, there is scarce synthesized evidence on the effects of these products on people with alcohol use disorder (AUD), or with a heavy or high-risk drinking pattern. The aim of the present study is to systematically review the evidence of the use of NoLo drinks in these populations. A total of 4045 records were screened and 10 studies were included in the review. Craving and desire to drink have been found to increase after the consumption of NoLo drinks in patients with AUD. The increase in craving correlates with the severity of alcohol dependence. In addition, in this population, alcohol-related cues might trigger physiological responses similar to those experienced when using alcohol. Furthermore, as mentioned, in some of the studies, consumption was shown to increase as the %ABV or verbal descriptors indicate lower alcohol. Last, according to the epidemiological data, heavy drinkers tend to use NoLo drinks on top of their usual alcohol consumption rather than as part of regular drinking patterns. Further studies should be conducted in people with AUD or people with a high-risk drinking pattern to provide new insight to guide clinicians, patients, and other stakeholders to make evidence-based informed decisions.
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