hidden alcohol problem for affluent over50s
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50 units considered a higher risk drinking level

'Hidden' alcohol problem for affluent over-50s

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'Higher-risk' drinking levels as about 3 medium-sized glasses of wine
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Affluent over-50s who are in good health and with active social lives are more likely than others in their age group to drink harmful amounts of alcohol, a study showed.

The study in the online BMJ Open journal looked at the drinking habits of more than 9,000 people aged 50 and over in England and classified "higher-risk" drinking levels as about three medium-sized glasses of wine a day for men and two for women.

Over the course of a week, consuming more than 50 units of alcohol is considered a higher risk drinking level for men, and 35 units or more for women.

"We can sketch -- at the risk of much simplification -- the problem of harmful alcohol drinking among people aged 50 or over in England as a middle-class phenomenon," the researchers said.

"People in better health, higher income, with higher educational attainment and socially more active are more likely to drink at harmful levels."

"Harmful drinking may then be a hidden health and social problem in otherwise successful older people," they added.

The findings could have implications for ageing models used by healthcare organisations, with riskier drinking prevalent among those who are otherwise "successfully ageing" -- non-smokers with greater physical activity, more social contacts and absence of depression.
Source: AFP

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