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The Food Chain

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Examining what it takes to put food on your plate

The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.

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The Food Chain: The drinking experiment

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The drinking experiment

07/10/2021 GMT

BBC World Service - The Food Chain, The drinking experiment

What happens when you give up alcohol in a drinking culture?

Alcohol is part of the fabric of life in many cultures. It’s associated with socialising, dating, networking, even  commiserating . But what happens if you take it away? Tamasin Ford brings together three people who decided to give up alcohol in a drinking culture.  We ask them why  and how they did it. What effect did it have on their lives professionally, socially, physically and emotionally? And would they ever want to drink again?

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Contributors:
Annie Grace - Author and founder This Naked Mind Colorado, USA
Andy Ramage - Performance coach, Essex, UK
Kate Gunn - Author 'The Accidental Soberista' Whitlow, Ireland

(Picture: Hand on empty bottle. Credit: Getty Images/BBC)

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