With the growth of non-alcoholic beverages (e.g., NA beer, liquor, etc), how do you approach a patient's consumption of these products in the setting of alcohol related liver disease?

This is definitely a challenging conundrum to deal with. Historically, even the NA beverages would have 0.5% alcohol, so they weren't truly NA. With time, that has seemingly changed. Regardless, my approach is the same. I strongly advise against the idea that NA beverages are allowed. Mostly because...

No alcoholic drinks and cocktails are good alternative to alcohol, alcoholic drinks and cocktails. However, the problem is that many of these drinks are very tasty. If you’re having them in the company of others or some good food or some good music, the drinks become associated with good times. It’s...