SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an overall improvement in public behavior, including smoking, drinking, and the utilization of medical services. Physical activity has also rebounded after reaching its lowest point. On Thursday, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) released the results of an analysis of changes [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The social losses caused by alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking and obesity have reached nearly 42 trillion won (US$32.9 billion), a study showed Monday. The National Health Insurance Service estimated that socioeconomic costs caused by health risks posed by drinking, smoking and obesity reached 41.8 trillion won as of 2019, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey has revealed that the vast majority of South Korean adults are now drinking at home following the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Lotte Members Co., a membership service unit of retail conglomerate Lotte Group, conducted a survey of 2,000 men and women, 83.6 percent of whom [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — With the spread of the coronavirus and the introduction of social distancing policies, South Koreans are engaged in less smoking, drinking, and physical activities, while their everyday stress levels have increased. Last year, the Gyeonggi Provincial Government conducted a survey of 41,983 residents via 46 local community health centers [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean beer market is once again thriving, with the coronavirus prompting many consumers to drink at home instead of at bars. Market research firm Nielsen Korea reported that beer sales at convenience stores and other retailers, excluding the entertainment market, reached 816 million liters, up by 9.6 [...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The spread of the trend of drinking alone at home amid the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic has brought changes in drinking practices in South Korea, with more people opting to drink less but more frequently. According to a report on the results of a survey of 2,000 adults, released jointly [...]
SEOUL, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study showed that heavy drinking among family members increases the rate of alcohol use disorder (AUD) for university students. Researchers from the Gangneung Asan Hospital in the eastern city of Gangneung conducted a survey of 1,256 students from universities within the region, including 800 male students and [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey showed that South Koreans smoked more after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, but their alcohol consumption and physical activities decreased. The Yonsei University Graduate School of Public Health conducted a survey of 1,500 adult men and women aged between 20 and 65 to identify what [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — As the end of year approaches, a growing number of South Koreans are expected to either drink alone or have drinking parties at home as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage on. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corp. conducted [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans on average consumed alcoholic beverages 8.5 days per month in 2019, a poll showed Sunday, with a growing number of people drinking at home this year due to the virus pandemic. It marked a slight drop from 8.8 days posted in 2017 and 2018, according to the [...]