Impact of low and no alcohol beers on purchases of alcohol: interrupted time series analysis of British household shopping data, 2015-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the impact of new low and no alcohol beers and reformulated beers in Great Britain on household purchases of grams of alcohol.

Design

Interrupted time series analysis.

Setting

Purchase data from Kantar Worldpanel's household shopping panel for 2015-2018.

Participants

64 286 British households.

Interventions

Introduction of new no and low alcohol beers during 2017-2018 and reformulation of existing beers to contain less alcohol during 2018.

Main outcome measures

Average alcoholic strength of beer and number of grams of alcohol purchased by households.

Results

As assessed by British household purchase data, 46 new low and no alcohol beer products were introduced during 2015-2018, with a step-jump in volume purchased occurr

SUBMITTER: Anderson P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7552865 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature