US women are among the heaviest binge boozers in the world, but British women can drink them under the table, a newly released international report found.
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released its ‘Health at a Glance 2023’ report Tuesday, which compared alcohol consumption across its 38 member countries.
Denmark and the UK ranked highest on the binge drinking chart, with 28 percent and 25.5 percent, respectively, of adult women reporting heavy episodic drinking in 2019.
US women, who ranked fourth, outperformed females in most other countries, with 20.9 percent of adult women reporting heavy drinking.
US women are among the heaviest binge boozers in the world, but British women can drink them under the table, a newly released international report found
Women in America, who ranked fourth, outperformed females in most other countries, with 20.9 percent of adult women reporting heavy drinking
It has been consistently observed that men tend to consume alcohol more heavily than women, with 25 percent of male in the US and almost half of British men reported heavy drinking
The report defines binge drinking as consuming at least six drinks in a single session at least once a month.
It has been consistently observed that men tend to consume alcohol more heavily than women, with 25 percent of male in the US and almost half of British men reported heavy drinking.
The report highlights alcohol consumption as a major risk factor for heart diseases and strokes, liver cirrhosis and certain cancers
Alcohol use has become the leading cause of preventable deaths in the US, a research led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found last year.
A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study found drug- and alcohol-related deaths in people over 65 years old had more than tripled in the last two decades, with 17,000 dying from those causes in 2020 alone.
Deaths among women in this age group were climbing at a higher rate than men.
Rates of alcohol death were rising even before Covid-19 — a period when BOTH men and women were known to turn to booze during the isolation and stress of pandemic lockdowns.
Women might have drunk more because of stress, depression and anxiety, but also because of loneliness, as many are left behind following the death of a male partner, experts said in a study published in JAMA.
The report defines binge drinking as consuming at least six drinks in a single session at least once a month
The report highlights alcohol consumption as a major risk factor for heart diseases and strokes, liver cirrhosis and certain cancers
Alcohol also affects women differently, the study explained.
Women’s bodies tend to have less water to dilute alcohol concentrations compared to men, meaning they are more likely to develop health problems from booze.
A previous study led by the CDC found there were around 90,000 fatalities among adults aged 20 to 65 per year between 2015-2019 in which booze was an underlying or contributing cause.
Alcohol accounted for 12 percent of deaths from all causes during the five year period. When reduced to those aged 20 to 49, alcohol made up 20.3 percent of deaths.
Causes of death attributable to alcohol use include alcoholic liver disease, poisoning, motor vehicle crashes, homicides, cirrhosis and hypertension.
In total, there are 58 causes of death that could be tied to alcohol, including chronic conditions fatty liver disease and cirrhosis, cancers, car accidents.
Alcohol accounts for a bigger share of deaths among young people as they are both more likely to take part in risky drinking behaviors while also being less likely to die of many other common causes.
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