臺大公衛學院為加強宣導本院教師之學術成果，進而提升本院國際能見度，由張書森老師撰寫以下列文章投稿至ASPPH Friday Letter.
Changes in alcoholic beverage preference and consumption in Taiwan following accession to the World Trade Organization.
該文目前已刊登於 ASPPH Friday Letter, May 28, 2021
篇名：
Taiwan: Alcohol Beverage Preference and Consumption Changed After World Trade Organization Accession
Author: Shu-Sen Chang
Associate Professor, Institute of Health Behaviors and Community Sciences, College of Public Health, NTU
Background and Aims
Given the growing concerns that international trade agreements may increase the supply of health-harming commodities, including alcohol, this study aimed to investigate the changes in alcoholic beverage preference and consumption after Taiwan's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Conclusions
After Taiwan became a member of the World Trade Organization and abolished its alcohol monopoly in 2002, the pattern of alcoholic beverage preference changed markedly, including a decrease in drinkers who preferred rice spirits and Asian wine (53% and 89% decrease, respectively) and an increase in drinkers who preferred fruit wine and Asian spirits (2.9-fold and 1.6-fold increase, respectively).
