Britain is becoming more addicted to drinking. Interestingly, between men and women, the latter are more likely to die faster.
Men and booze have already become synonymous to each other, but in Britain it seems like women are common drinkers than males, although their preferred drink may be different. According to Public Health England, which has released a recent statistic on alcohol misuse in the country, women tend to drink plenty of wine especially in the evening.
The same report also suggests that alcoholism kills no less than 20,000 in the country. It has also led to more than 60% increase of admissions in health care facilities. Much of the increase is found in poor sections.
What types of women have been drinking? Fortunately, those who are below 18 are drinking less, which means the risk of developing chronic diseases such as liver cirrhosis or cancer has also gone down. On the other hand, women who tend to drink more are in their early thirties including mothers.
Aside from problems of the liver, over-drinking can also lead to obesity due to the copious amounts of sugar.
The administration hopes they can create and implement better policies to intervene with the problem as soon as possible, especially since alcohol-related diseases are preventable.
NHS has defined alcohol misuses as excessive drinking of alcohol. Lower-risk drinking, meanwhile, should only be 2 to 3 units regularly for women and 3 to 4 units for men. Drinking more than 35 units or no less than 6 units a day for women can already be considered as high risk.
According to Alcohol Concern UK, more than 9 million are drinking more than what's recommended to them. The negative effects of over drinking have already cost the country more than £20 billion including loss of productivity due to sickness. And despite the aggressive campaign against too much alcohol, over 7 million people are oblivious to the harm it can cause to their health.
