FED: Milk-based alcohol drinks appeal to the young: study

AAP General News (Australia)
04-03-2006
FED: Milk-based alcohol drinks appeal to the young: study

New South Wales researchers have found most youngsters cannot tell the difference between
milk-based alcoholic drinks and milkshakes.

The National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre surveyed 350 people between the ages
of 12 to 30 to determine which drinks appealed most to adolescents and young adults.

They also surveyed whether palatability changed with age.

The centre found under-age drinkers could not tell the difference between normal chocolate
milk and a chocolate milk vodka-based drink.

The findings have led to calls for a ban on milk-based alcoholic drinks and a reconsideration
of vodka pre-mixed with soft drinks.

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