Drinks In China Research Articles

Estimation of cancer incidence and mortality attributable to alcohol drinking in China.

BackgroundCancer constitutes a serious burden of disease worldwide and has become the second leading cause of death in China. Alcohol consumption is causally associated with the increased risk of certain cancers. Due to the current lack of data and the imperative need to guide policymakers on issues of cancer prevention and control, we aim to estimate the role of alcohol on the cancer burden in China in 2005.MethodsWe calculated the proportion of cancers attributable to alcohol use to estimate the burden of alcohol-related cancer. The population attributable fraction was calculated based on the assumption of no alcohol drinking. Data on alcohol drinking prevalence were from two large-scale national surveys of representative samples of the Chinese population. Data on relative risk were obtained from meta-analyses and large-scale studies.ResultsWe found that a total of 78,881 cancer deaths were attributable to alcohol drinking in China in 2005, representing 4.40% of all cancers (6.69% in men, 0.42% in women). The corresponding figure for cancer incidence was 93,596 cases (3.63% of all cancer cases). Liver cancer was the main alcohol-related cancer, contributing more than 60% of alcohol-related cancers.ConclusionsParticular attention needs to be paid to the harm of alcohol as well as its potential benefits when making public health recommendations on alcohol drinking.

Drinking patterns and problems in China

Although problem drinking in China is known to be a less severe issue than in many other countries, the pattern of alcohol use has been changing during the past two decades. The most notable changes are an increase in the sale of alcoholic beverages, the increase in per capita alcohol consumption, and an increase in the incidence of alcoholic related problems (Hao 1995). Unlike in western industrialized countries, however, reliable data on alcohol production, marketing, and various alcohol-related problems are not readily available in China. There is no systematic recording of most of the necessary information. Research on various aspects of alcohol dependence, particularly with a public health perspective, has only begun in the last 20 years. But they remain the best sources for the time being and do convey various trends and patterns as well as indicate the current magnitude of the problems.

甜茶（ｒｕｂｕｓ ｓｕａｖｉｓｓｉｍｕｓ）熱水抽出エキスの抗アレルギー作用

Rubus suavissimus is a kind of the plants in Rosaceae, the leaves of which have been brewed and drunk as a usual drink in China. It has been experientially known that the tea is effective for sore throat and laryngitis.In the present experiments, we investigated the influence of the Rubus suavissimus extracts on experimental allergy. As the results, the extracts showed the suppressive effects on cyclooxygenase activity and anaphylactically induced histamine release from rats peritoneal mast cells, in vitro. In addition to these, oral administration of the extracts significantly inhibited either skin reaction induced by compound 48/80 or passive cutaneous anaphylaxis in the rat.These results suggest that the rubus suavissimus extracts are therapeutically effective for inflammatory and allergic diseases.

Early References to Tea Drinking in China

Early References to Tea Drinking in China

The Origin of the Custom of Tea Drinking in China

The Origin of the Custom of Tea Drinking in China