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## Background The use of alcohol-flavored beverages not containing alcohol (hereinafter referred to as non-alcoholic beverages) is recommended to reduce alcohol consumption. However, it is unclear if this reduces excessive drinking. ## Objective To verify whether non-alcoholic beverages impact the alcohol consumption of excessive drinkers. ## Study design Single-center, open-label, randomized, parallel-group study. ## Methods Participants aged 20 years or older who were not diagnosed with alcoholism, who drank at least four times a week, and whose alcohol consumption on those days was at least 40 g in males and 20 g in females, were recruited. Participants were randomized into the intervention or control group by simple randomization using a random number table. In the intervention group, free non-alcoholic beverages were provided once every 4 weeks for 12 weeks (three times in total), and thereafter, the number of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages consumed were recorded for up to 20 weeks. The consumption of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages was calculated based on a drinking diary submitted with the previous 4 weeks of data. The primary endpoint was the change from baseli

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Author

Hisashi Yoshimoto; Kyoko Kawaida; Shohei Dobashi; Go Saito; Yukiko Owaki

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Published

2023

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)