People over 50 who are healthy and highly educated are more at risk of harmful drinking than less well-off peers,says researchPeople over 50 who are healthy, active, and sociable and highly educated are at more risk of harmful drinking than their less well-off peers,according to research. A study of more than 9000 people has concluded that drinking among the over-50s is a hidden “middle class” phenomenon, which should be targeted with explicit age-specific guidelines on consumption.
Age UK’s chief economist, or Professor Jose Iparraguirre,author of the research, published in online journal BMJ Open, and writes: “Our findings propose that harmful drinking in later life is more prevalent among people who exhibit a lifestyle associated with affluence and with a ‘successful’ ageing process. Harmful drinking may then be a hidden health and social problem in otherwise successful older people. Consequently,and based on our results, we recommend the explicit incorporation of alcohol drinking levels and patterns into the successful ageing paradigm.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com