The health halo effect of 'low sugar' and related claims on alcoholic drinks: an online experiment with young women.

Aims: To investigate whether 'low sugar' and related claims influence consumers' perceptions of the healthiness or other attributes of alcoholic drinks, promote greater consumption or impact diet and activity behaviour intentions.

Method: N = 501 Australian women aged 18-35 viewed and rated six images of alcoholic drinks in a randomized online experiment with a 2 (claim: low sugar claim, no claim control) × 2 (drink type: cider, ready-to-drink spirits) between-subjects design.

Results: Participants who viewed drinks with low sugar claims rated them as healthier, less harmful to health, lower in sugar and kilojoules, and more suitable for weight management and a healthy diet than participants who viewed identical drinks with no claim (P < 0.

Psychiatric disorder and separation from military service: a 10-year retrospective study.

Objective: This study investigated the association between the onset of psychiatric morbidity and separation from military service over a 10-year period (1991-2001).

Method: The prevalence of affective, anxiety, somatic, and substance use disorders was assessed in 2,215 male Australian Navy personnel with the Composite International Diagnostic Interview.

Results: The onset of a psychiatric disorder during military service was related to a 19% greater risk of separation overall.