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Italy: In Italy consumption of beer rose: 30 litres each person, while in Europe is at the latest positions. People who drink beer once per week are the 27.1 pct and sporadic consumers (once per month or every three months) are 35.7 pct, according to the new trend was registered by a Makno investigation for Assobirra, on a champion of about 21 million families. Women are drinking more ( 59.6 pct) but the typical drinker is the young man who drinks out of his house with friends. An Italian person on four knows well many kinds of beer, the 76.5 pct think exceeding with alcohol is a risk for health, but the 80 pct of Italians drink too much spirits. "Young and very young exceed drinking spirits" , underlined professor Enrico Tempesta, president of the scientific committee of the permanent observatory of young people and alcohol. The 54.3 pct of Italian people like beer because it is natural and the 80 pct likes it because it is "gmo free",underlined professor Enrico Tempesta, president of the scientific comitee of the permanent observatory of young people and alchool. The 54.3 pct of Italian people likes beer because it is natural and the 80 pct likes it because it is "gmo free."

31 July, 2004