In the United States, it has recently been reported that men still lead the booze sessions but women are catching up.
Based on a research from the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), it shows that there is a significant rise in the number of U.S. women who reported drinking which also suggests the increase in the average number of days of drinking behavior. This is in the span of 2002-2012. In total, a 45% to 48% increase was observed in women within the 30 day research time.
On the other hand, a new discovery from journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research proves that men showed a slight fall in the percentage of drinking alcohol, specifically, 57% to 56%.
Apparently, the study found out that women's drinking behavior increased from 6.8 to 7.3 days. On another note, men indicated a reduced number: 9.9 to 9.5 days.
"We found that over [the study period], differences in measures such as current drinking, number of drinking days per month, reaching criteria for an alcohol use disorder and driving under the influence of alcohol all narrowed for females and males," Aaron White, the study's lead author, affirmed in a statement.
"Males still consume more alcohol, but the differences between men and women are diminishing," White said.
The study tackled on binge drinking as well. It was noted that women who did not attend college and between18-25 years old, had a higher percentage on binge drinking while men had a lower percentage.
With these imposing facts, the women are now considered to be the target of alcohol health effects. There's a bigger chance that women can be subjected to serious diseases as per (the director of NIAAA) George Koob's statement.
It's time to take it easy on the booze, ladies.
