How often can you drink alcohol for women for 40
'16.05.2021'
Source: Air force
People in the 45-65 age group should regularly abstain from alcohol at least once a week, advise the initiators of the Drink Free Days campaign.
The campaign is conducted in partnership with the British National Health Service and the charitable organization Drinkaware, which disseminates information about the dangers of drinking, writes Air force.
In a survey of nine thousand respondents of different ages in Britain, it turned out that every fifth respondent in the 45-65 age group drinks more than the maximum allowable dose of 14 servings per week.
In 2016, the British health authorities recommended the standard 14 standard alcohol dose per week for men and women, equal to six pints of medium-strength beer or seven glasses of wine.
In addition, Drink Free Days activists say, for 40 people, it is easier to change the diet, start exercising or smoke less than reducing the dose of alcohol.
According to doctors, "days without alcohol" will help solve problems with sleep, lose weight and reduce the risk of high blood pressure and cancer.
“Even one non-alcoholic day a week will give the body a chance to cleanse itself and the liver to rest. The calorie intake will immediately decrease and sleep will improve, ”says Dr. Julia Verne, liver disease specialist at Public Health England.
Drinking habit
The survey also found that it is easier for people to introduce completely non-alcoholic days than to force themselves to reduce their usual portions of alcohol - for example, from a large glass of wine to a small one.
“Most middle-aged people don't drink to get drunk. For some, it's part of communication, while others compensate for fatigue at work in this way, or reward themselves for success. It becomes a part of life, a habit, ”continues Dr. Vernet.
But with age, such a habit inevitably begins to contribute to the development of a number of diseases. In addition, she says, in Britain, many are overweight, but do not even think about how many calories are contained in alcoholic beverages.
Activists around the world are more and more insistently trying to draw public attention to problems related to alcohol consumption, and this is not even about alcoholism, but simply about the habit of drinking on the occasion and without cause.
A recent international study conducted by the scientific journal Lancet has shown that there are no safe doses of alcohol. The risks of consuming one glass a day are minimal, but they are.
