Alcohol consumption has always been an issue that National Health Service is
worried about. NHS has set the recommendation limit on 21 units per week for
men and 14 for women. However, the real
data (provided by University College of
London) is of concern because the actual limit exceeds its recommendations.
University College of London has published a study,
which compares the alcohol consumption between the different ages and different
regions of England. They gathered the people in groups of ten years, so that
they got these age groups: 16-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65-74
and 75+.
This study has done its research based on a survey and on revised estimate numbers. Surprisingly, the results from the survey were much lower than the actual estimate data. For example, the total average for survey response was 12.9 Nevertheless, the revised estimate was 21.3
Both men and women in all age groups have put-upon in the Survey, giving the responses much lower than the revised estimate data. The information below is used the actual revised estimate data.
According to the research, men drink almost twice as much as women. For instance, in the ages between 16 -24 men drink 27.5 units/ week, whilst women, between those ages, drink 17.2 units/week. This difference is also significant in the pensioners; men over 75 ingest the treble as women. While men drink 18.2 units/week, women drink 6.7 units per week.The age group that has the highest alcohol consumption is men between 45-54 that have a current consumption of 32.8 units per week. In women, this group of age also has the highest level: 17.2
There are many risks associated to alcohol use; it has been linked more than 60 diseases to alcohol consumption. Some of the greatest diseases are: cancer, cardiovascular disease, cirrhosis and any liver disease. This risk increases when people are under 18.
This study has done its research based on a survey and on revised estimate numbers. Surprisingly, the results from the survey were much lower than the actual estimate data. For example, the total average for survey response was 12.9 Nevertheless, the revised estimate was 21.3
Both men and women in all age groups have put-upon in the Survey, giving the responses much lower than the revised estimate data. The information below is used the actual revised estimate data.
According to the research, men drink almost twice as much as women. For instance, in the ages between 16 -24 men drink 27.5 units/ week, whilst women, between those ages, drink 17.2 units/week. This difference is also significant in the pensioners; men over 75 ingest the treble as women. While men drink 18.2 units/week, women drink 6.7 units per week.The age group that has the highest alcohol consumption is men between 45-54 that have a current consumption of 32.8 units per week. In women, this group of age also has the highest level: 17.2
There are many risks associated to alcohol use; it has been linked more than 60 diseases to alcohol consumption. Some of the greatest diseases are: cancer, cardiovascular disease, cirrhosis and any liver disease. This risk increases when people are under 18.
Interesting Links:
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/ghs/general-lifestyle-survey/index.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2013/feb/27/how-much-alcohol-do-we-really-drink
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