Were you born in 1990? You’ve a hectic year ahead.
A study by Drink Aware in the UK has found that men will drink more alcohol when they’re 25 than in any other year of their lives.
More than 60,000 people, from teenagers to seniors over 90 years of age, were surveyed in an attempt to learn about the drinking habits of British males and how they compared to the drinking habits of British females.
The results were pretty startling.
For a start, the survey found that following a steady rise from adolescence through to their early 20s, British males reach their peak in terms of alcohol consumption at age 25, when they consume approximately 23 units of alcohol per week.
That works out at around nine pints of beer of approximately 4% strength per week and is significantly higher than the female figure of eight units of alcohol per week.
The level of drinking amongst British males declines after the age of 25, but the study found that while binge-drinking became less common after the age of 25, that men continued to drink frequently in mid to old age.
There were also interesting revelations about the effect of alcohol on a person’s health and wellbeing and the different ways in which it affects men and women, which you can read about here.
For information about alcohol and drinking responsibly in Ireland, visit drinkaware.ie.
Hat-tip: The Independent
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