UK: One In Four Adults Binge Drink

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Oct. 28, 2005

London, England (AHN) – A new study reveals an alarming number of adults engage in consuming excessive amounts of alcohol, or binge drinking. One out of every four adults in the United Kingdom admits to binge drinking on a regular basis.

Out of 2,000 people surveyed, almost on in three men (29-percent) and one in five women (20-percent) drank at least double the recommended daily limit during a night out. This means almost 11-million British citizens are putting a serious risk to their health.

The poll reveals that there is widespread denial about levels of drinking and the public perception of maintaining good health. Two-thirds (67-percent) insist their diet is healthy and 42-percent believed drinking had no effect at all on their health.

Government-recommended alcohol limits in the United Kingdom suggest women should drink no more than 2-3 units of alcohol a day and that men have no more than 3-4 units.

One in six surveyed believe longer pub hours would only encourage regulars to increase their drinking consumption.