The South African Medical Research Council says the country has too much booze, and the government needs to step in.
South Africans are very fond of alcoholic beverages, with 50% of the country drinking alcohol at some point within any given month, but health experts believe this is a significant concern that requires big changes to be made to the pricing, advertising, and availability of these beverages.
The report highlighted that males dominate in terms of consumption, with 62% drinking some form of alcohol weekly or monthly, compared to 36% of women.this needs to change. Professor Charles Parry, with the SAMRC, noted that alcohol abuse is the fifth biggest risk factor for death and disability in the country.
He added that research showed that if every person in the country drank at moderate or intermediate levels, they’d only be consuming about 32% of the recorded amount of alcohol that we actually consume.For reasons why South Africa has a drinking problem – besides social and economic pressures – Parry said it’s because alcohol is too cheap, advertising is aggressive, and it’s too widely available .
Parry also noted that changes need to be made to the size of the bottles that beverages are sold in and how alcoholic drinks are advertised.
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