“Seen from the liver, wine is indeed alcohol” it is in these terms that nine public health defenders co-sign a published opinion piece in Le Figaro. Objective: to support the Minister of Health in her fight against alcoholism, who declared a few days ago: “We left the French population thinking that the wine would be protective, that it would bring benefits that other alcohols would not bring. It’s scientifically false, wine is an alcohol like any other”.
Meanwhile, on the sidelines of the according to Agriculture, the President of the Republic stressed that “there would be no amendment to toughen the Evin law”.
Alcohol kills 50,000 people a year
However, the signatories of the forum want to recall that the French consumption of alcoholic beverages remains one of the strongest in Europe with 12 liters of pure alcohol consumed per adult per year, or 26 grams per day (2.6 glasses at 10 grams of alcohol per glass).
“Alcohol kills nearly 50,000 people a year and is the second cause of cancer after smoking”.
“Yes the alcohol file remains as it is, inevitably, when tomorrow those responsible have to answer in court, they will not be able to say that they did not know”they conclude.
The signatories of the tribune
Bernard Basset, Vice-President of the National Association for the Prevention of Alcoholism and Addictology (Anpaa), Amine Benyamina, Professor of Psychiatry and Addictology, University of Paris-XI, Gérard Dubois, Professor of Public Health, Academy of Medicine, Irène Frachon , pulmonologist in Brest, Serge Hercberg, professor of nutrition, University of Paris-XIII, Catherine Hill, epidemiologist, Albert Hirsch, professor of pulmonology, University of Paris-VII, administrator of the LNCC, Michel Reynaud, professor of psychiatry and addictology, Paris-XI University, President of the Addiction Action Fund, Nicolas Simon, Marseilles Professor of Medicine, President of Anpaa.
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