Americans, in general, are drinking less
alcohol. According to a 50 year study spanning 1948 to 2003, researchers
have found that people with alcohol abuse problems seem to be holding
steady. Researchers from the Framingham Heart Study examined more than
8,000 health records from successive generations of people who participated in
the research. They found that those born more recently tend to drink
less. Over time, the average alcohol consumption among middle-aged men
decreased from about 2.2 drinks a day to 1.5 drinks per day. In middle-aged
women, alcohol consumption decreased from 1 drink a day to 3/4 a drink a
day. In general, the younger generation drank less hard liquor and more
beer, though all generations tended to move towards wine as they got
older. It's an interesting study.
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