British women now among top drinkers in the world British women are now among the world's biggest drinkers - matching men drink for drink, a major global study published in The Lancet reveals.
The figures, which track 195 countries across the globe, show that the UK is almost unique in having no difference in the amount of alcohol men and women consume.
Experts described the trends as “alarming”, warning of growing rates of liver disease among middle-aged women who had continued the “ladette” drinking habits of their youth. The Daily Telegraph
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The figures, which track 195 countries across the globe, show that the UK is almost unique in having no difference in the amount of alcohol men and women consume.
Experts described the trends as “alarming”, warning of growing rates of liver disease among middle-aged women who had continued the “ladette” drinking habits of their youth. The Daily Telegraph
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- No level of alcohol consumption improves health The Lancet
- Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 The Lancet
- No alcohol safe to drink, global study confirms BBC News
- No safe level of alcohol consumption, major study concludes The Independent
- Alcohol sales would fall nearly 40% if everyone in England drank within guidelines, research finds The Independent
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