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Around half of heavy drinkers in England say they would change their habits if alcohol had calorie labels, according to a new survey. The research, which was published in the journal BMJ Open, included responses from more than 4,600 people who were asked whether they would change their drinking if “calorie information was provided on alcoholic drinks”. Of those surveyed, around a quarter did not drink, 78 per cent were low-risk drinkers and 22 per cent were hazardous drinkers based on a validated alcohol use disorders questionnaire. Men were more likely than women to drink alcohol. They were a…

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